View clinical trials related to Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax.
Filter by:The purpose of this study is to show that treatment with prophylactic autologous blood patch (ABP) after management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is feasible, reduces the incidence of prolonged air leaks, and reduces hospital length of stay. An ABP is a medical procedure that uses one's own blood in order to close one or many holes identified in the lungs. The blood modulates the pressure of the lungs and forms a clot, sealing the leak. Primary spontaneous pneumothorax is an abnormal collection of air in the pleural space between the lung and the chest wall.
Knowledge about incidence, risk factors and genetic predispositions of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in young adults is very limited, and treatment has also been controversial.The Aim of this study is to optimize the treatment, estimate the actual incidence, and identify possible risk factors including genetic predispositions.
Pleurodesis is a technique used to fuse the two layers of the lining over the lung. This is done to get rid of collections of fluid or air in this space. A common reason would be cancer of the underlying lung or elsewhere causing fluid to collect in the pleural space. In this situation it is a palliative procedure to free the patient from symptoms like breathlessness.