Consensus Statements
Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax
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Patient Management Interactive Area: PSP
Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Indicate which one of the following three patient categories applies to your patient. Review the definitions to assist your selection
Which category does your patient with a PSP fit into using the definitions of clinical stability and pneumothorax size? Click the link to be connected to the most appropriate initial therapeutic option(s).
Note: There is no difference in management based on the duration of clinical symptoms. A category for "Clinically unstable with a small pneumothorax" is not provided because this situation rarely if ever occurs.
- Clinically stable with a small pneumothorax?
- Clinically stable with a large pneumothorax?
- Clinically unstable with a large pneumothorax?
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