CME: Pneumothorax Management

Managing pneumothorax from SCGH ED CME

 Here is Dan’s talk on pneumothorax management.

Additional Resources from the British Thoracic Society Website:

• BTS Pleural Disease Guidelines 2010: Management of spontaneous pneumothorax
• BTS Pleural Disease Guidelines 2010: Complete
  • includes information on:
    • investigation of a unilateral pleural effusion in adults
    • management of spontaneous pneumothorax
    • management of malignant pleural effusion
    • management of pleural infection in adults
    • local anaesthetic thoracoscopy
    • pleural procedures and thoracic ultrasound – with algorithm for chest drain insertion
• BTS – patient information leaflet on chest drain insertion

BTS Guidelines 2010 Summary Flow Diagram for Mx of Spontaneous Pneumothorax:

Other Procedural links:

• “Own The Chest Tube” from LITFL