| 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%) |