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Question: Among pediatric patients with a spontaneous pneumothorax, what treatments are used and what patient factors are associated with treatment efficacy?
Question type: Prognosis
Study design: Multicenter case series
Investigators in Australia and New Zealand sought to describe the management of spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) in children. They retrospectively analyzed medical record data from children aged 1 month to 17 years with SP who presented to 9 pediatric emergency departments from 2003–2010. Data collected included demographics, clinical presentation and course, and management. SPs were classified as primary (PSP) or secondary (SSP), with the latter defined as occurring …
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