Wang W, Zhu DN, Shao SS, Bao J. Closed thoracic drainage in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease complicated with spontaneous pneumothorax: A retrospective study. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11(27): 6415-6423 [PMID: 37900247 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i27.6415]
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Jun Bao, MM, Chief Physician, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The People’s Hospital of Shexian, No. 12 Shezhou Avenue, Huangshan 242700, Anhui Province, China. junbao2068@163.com
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Respiratory System
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Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. Sep 26, 2023; 11(27): 6415-6423 Published online Sep 26, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i27.6415
Closed thoracic drainage in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease complicated with spontaneous pneumothorax: A retrospective study
Wei Wang, Dong-Ning Zhu, Shan-Shan Shao, Jun Bao
Wei Wang, Dong-Ning Zhu, Shan-Shan Shao, Jun Bao, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The People’s Hospital of Shexian, Huangshan 242700, Anhui Province, China
Author contributions: Wang W and Bao J contributed equally to this work; Wang W designed the study; Zhu DN and Shao SS contributed to the analysis of the manuscript; Wang W and Bao J involved in the data and writing of this article; and all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the People’s Hospital of Shexian.
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardian provided informed written consent about personal and medical data collection prior to study enrolment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: We have no financial relationships to disclose.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Jun Bao, MM, Chief Physician, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The People’s Hospital of Shexian, No. 12 Shezhou Avenue, Huangshan 242700, Anhui Province, China. junbao2068@163.com
Received: July 18, 2023 Peer-review started: July 18, 2023 First decision: August 4, 2023 Revised: August 10, 2023 Accepted: August 31, 2023 Article in press: August 31, 2023 Published online: September 26, 2023
ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) complicated with spontaneous pneumothorax is characterized by a significant decline in lung function, even cardiopulmonary failure and hypoxia in severe cases, which is extremely harmful to the elderly. The common clinical treatment is closed thoracic drainage.
Research motivation
To provide more effective and high quality clinical nursing for elderly patients with COPD complicated with spontaneous pneumothorax.
Research objectives
To compare the clinical data of different drainage methods in elderly patients with COPD complicated with spontaneous pneumothorax, and to choose a more suitable drainage method for elderly patients with COPD complicated with spontaneous pneumothorax.
Research methods
Retrospectively analyzed.
Research results
The indwelling thoracic catheter offers an immediate enhancement to lung function, rendering effective treatment for elderly patients with COPD complicated by spontaneous pneumothorax.
Research conclusions
For elderly patients with COPD complicated by spontaneous pneumothorax, the indwelling thoracic catheter is the recommended choice.
