FREQUENCY OF PNEUMOTHORAX AMONG PATIENTS PRESENTED WITH LARGE VOLUME THORACENTESIS

OM NAEEM; M AHMAD; WZ ABBASI; MH ZAMAN; A AHMAD; S SHAMSHAD

doi:10.54112/bcsrj.v2023i1.508

Authors

OM NAEEM Department of Pulmonology, Pak Red Crescent Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
M AHMAD Department of Pulmonology & Critical Care, Central Park Teaching Hospital Lahore, Pakistan
WZ ABBASI Department of Medicine, THQ Murree, Pakistan
MH ZAMAN Department of Health and Biological Sciences, Abasyn University, Peshawar, Pakistan
A AHMAD Internal Medicine, Allama Iqbal Memorial Teaching Hospital, Sialkot, Pakistan
S SHAMSHAD Mumtaz Bakhtawar Hospital 2, Raiwind Road Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54112/bcsrj.v2023i1.508

Keywords:

Pneumothorax, Thoracentesis, Pleural Effusion, Frequency

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the frequency of pneumothorax among patients who underwent large-volume thoracentesis. A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of Pulmonology, Pak Red Crescent Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Lahore, from January 2023 to June 2023. The study included 110 patients, aged between 50 and 75 years, of both genders, who presented with a large volume of thoracentesis. The frequency of pneumothorax was determined. The mean age of the patients was 62.04±7.04 years, with male patients accounting for 62.7% and female patients accounting for 37.3%. The frequency of pneumothorax was found to be 13.6%. No significant statistical association was observed between pneumothorax and gender. The study found that the frequency of pneumothorax among patients who underwent large-volume thoracentesis was 13.6%.

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