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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 22, 163-165, Copyright © 1976 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Outpatient management of intercostal tube drainage in spontaneous pneumothorax

C Mercier, A Page, A Verdant, R Cossette, L Dontigny and LC Pelletier

In a series of 226 patients with spontaneous pneumothorax, 167 (74%) were managed successfully on an outpatient basis by observation (20%) or by intercostal tube drainage and a flutter valve (54%). Only 59 patients (26%) were hospitalized, and 42 of these were treated surgically (18.6%). Outpatient management with a flutter valve has proved to be safe, efficient, and economical.

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