Consensus StatementsManagement of Spontaneous Pneumothorax
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| General type of surgical approach | ||
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| Pneumothorax type | Thoracoscopy (medical or surgical) | Muscle sparing thoracotomy (axillary approach) |
| Primary | Preferred management* (VG)† | Indeterminate (G) |
| Secondary | Preferred management (VG) | Certain circumstances (G) |
| Lateral thoracotomy | Median sternotomy |
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| Acceptable rarely (VG) | Inappropriate (P) |
| Acceptable rarely (G) | Inappropriate (G) |
| *See Table 5—Management Definitions. †Levels of consensus (Table 4) appear in parentheses after option: P = perfect, VG = very good, G = good, SC = some consensus, NC = no consensus. |
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