On the other hand, secondary pneumothorax happens when there is already lung disease present. Smoking is one of the main risk factors for primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP), which frequently ...

Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax prevalence was significantly higher among Black individuals compared with white individuals, at 423 per 100,000 persons compared with 344 per 100,000 persons (PR ...

Between 2019 and 2020, the annual incidence of a first-ever SSP among individuals with COPD or emphysema was 0.05% (ie, 50 cases per 100,000 persons per year). The incidence of SSP was higher in ...

There was no difference in hospital length of stay among patients with secondary spontaneous pneumothorax who received ambulatory care with a flutter valve or standard care, according to results ...

Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax more commonly affects the elderly and is most frequently observed in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but also with interstitial lung ...

Publishing their report in Cureus, the authors wrote, “The annual incidence of spontaneous secondary pneumothorax is approximately 6.3 per 100,000 men and 2 per 100,000 women.

Dr Steve Walker is a Consultant Respiratory Physician at North Bristol NHS Trust and Associate Professor at the University of Bristol. His research interest is the management of pneumothorax, and he ...

Data on spontaneous pneumothorax are scarce. Only 2 studies with larger study populations are available: one from England (n = 22 749) (1), the other from France (n = 59 637) (2). While in primary ...