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Table 4 The response on consultation to thoracic surgery for prevention of recurrent pneumothorax according to the hospital setting with or without on-site thoracic surgery

From: Implementation of evidence on management of pleural diseases: insights from a territory-wide survey of clinicians in Hong Kong

 

Total number of survey participants (n=129)

Hospitals with on-site thoracic surgical unit (n=43)

Hospitals without on-site thoracic surgical unit (n=86)

Consultation to thoracic surgery for pleurodesis as recurrence prevention for pneumothoraxb

Yes: 27

No: 16

Yes: 44

No: 42

 

Reasons of not consulting thoracic surgeon on pleurodesis as recurrence prevention for pneumothoraxa

N=16

N=42

• Patients were not fit for surgery

16 (100%)

35 (83%)

• Patients refused surgery

12 (75%)

13 (31%)

• No thoracic surgeon on site

2 (13%)

24 (57%)

• Efficacy of chemical pleurodesis via chest drain was comparable with surgical approach

4 (25%)

13 (31%)

• Others/not specified

5 (31%)

8 (19%)

  1. aRespondents could choose one or more reasons
  2. bx2= 1.57, df 1, p=0.211 by chi-square test