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KMID : 0364019950280020166
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1995 Volume.28 No. 2 p.166 ~ p.169
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Clinical Analysis of Recurrent Pneumothorax -A Report of 52 Cases-
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이연재/장진우/박도웅/송원영/유병하
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Abstract
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Pneumothorax, a frequently encountered disease in the clinic, has been interesting to surgeons for it's high recurrence rate. 52 patients with a second attack of pneumothorax at our hospital in a 24 month period were evaluated especially for the
risk
factors of recurrence.
@ES The results were as follows:
@EN 1. Patients after operative treatment (21 cases)
There were no postoperative complications and recurrence.
2. Patients with tube drainage or conservative treatment (31 cases)
① Overall recurrence rate was 45.2%.
② @ES Suggestive risk factors for the recurrence were:
@EN age above 30 years, short period of thoracostomy less than six days. And other factors such as male, right lung, higher level of lung collapse were thought to be followed further more.
(Korean J Thoracic Cardiovas Surg 1995;28:166-9)
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