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Volume 7 Issue 8 (August, 2019)

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Assessment of cases of pneumothorax in a Tertiary Care Hospital - A clinical study
Richa Sharma, Rajesh Sharma

Background: Pneumothorax is defined as the presence of air in the pleural cavity. The present study was conducted to assess cases of pneumothorax. Materials & Methods: This present study was conducted on 68 patients diagnosed with pneumothorax of both genders. A thorough clinical examination was performed and findings on general, respiratory and systemic examination were recorded. Chest radiographs was prescribed. Results: Out of 68 patients, males were 32 and females were 34. 20 had Primary spontaneous Pneumothorax (PSP), 32 had Spontaneous Pneumothorax (SP) and 16 had Secondary spontaneous Pneumothorax (SSP). The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Common diagnosis was pulmonary tuberculosis in 38, COPD in 14, pneumonia in 5 and HIV associated PT in 3. Miscellaneous included lung malignancy in 2, bullous lung disease in 1, pulmonary thromboembolism in 2 and systemic lupus erythematosus in 1. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Common types were primary spontaneous pneumothorax, spontaneous pneumothorax and secondary spontaneous pneumothorax. Common diagnosis was pulmonary tuberculosis and COPD.

Key words: Primary spontaneous pneumothorax, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Spontaneous pneumothorax

Received: 15 March, 2019                                         Revised:  02 August 2019                         Accepted: 05 August 2019

Corresponding author: Dr. Rajesh Sharma, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Saraswati Institute of Medical Science, Hapur, U.P., India

This article may be cited as: Sharma R, Sharma R. Assessment of cases of pneumothorax in a Tertiary Care Hospital - A clinical study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(8): 183-186.

 
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