Year: 2022
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Materials & Methods: A hospital based prospective study of 50 consecutive cases presenting to MGM Medical College, Hospital diagnosed as Spontaneous Pneumothorax from the time period of 2014 December to 2016 November who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: In the total of 50 cases of SP studied, 35 (70% of total cases) of them were found to have under lying lung pathology and diagnosed as SSP while only 15(30%of total cases) had no demonstrable lung pathology and diagnosed as PSP. Among the total cases of 50 studied the highest number of cases were in the age group of 50-60 years (28% of total cases), followed by the age group of 20-30 years (22% of total cases). Males were more commonly affected comprising 40 of the total 50 cases studies (82% of total cases) while females comprised of the rest 9 cases (18% of total cases). Male: Female Ratio for SP was5:1, for PSP9:1and for SSP 4. 5:1. COPD was found to be the leading cause of SSP responsible for 21 of the 35 cases of SSP (60% of the total cases), followed by TB accounting for only 10 cases (28. 57% of the total cases).
Authors: Zone Xavier Thaliath, Ashish Deshmukh
Institution: Mahatma Gandhi Mission Medical College and Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4285094181