Consensus StatementsManagement of Spontaneous Pneumothorax
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| Pneumothorax type | Doxycycline | Minocycline |
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| Primary† | Preferred management ‡ (G)Û | Indeterminate (SC) |
| Secondaryõ | Preferred management (G) | Certain circumstances (G) |
| Bleomycin | Talc (slurry through chest tube) |
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| Inappropriate (VG) | Preferred management (G) |
| Acceptable rarely (G) | Preferred management (VG) |
| *Decision has been made to place a chest tube and provide chemical sclerosis. †Young previously healthy patient presents to the emergency department. ‡See Table 5—Management Definitions. ÛLevels of consensus (Table 4) appear in parentheses after option: P = perfect, VG = very good, G = good, SC = some consensus, NC = no consensus. õ55-year-old patient with COPD presents to the emergency department. |
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