... focuses on empiric antibiotic treatment and chest tube drainage. The role of intrapleural fibrinolytics is still a matter of debate. Medical thoracoscopy is a simple and effective therapeutic alternative associated with better outcome and fewer complications than conservative treatment. Furthermore...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Primary spontaneous pneumothorax Chest tube drainage Manual aspiration Thoracoscopy Pneumothorax is defined as the presence of air in the pleural space. If air is discovered in the pleural space, one of three events must...