Pigtail catheters for spontaneous pneumothorax

Date First Published:

September 7, 2016

Last Updated:

September 7, 2016

Report by:

Veronique Dion, PGY4 - Emergency medicine resident (Laval University )

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Veronique Dion, Laval University

Three-Part Question:

In [an adult patient with spontaneous pneumothorax], is [percutaneous catheter (pigtail catheter) equivalent to chest tube] for [lung re-expansion, recurrence rate, duration of hospital stay and complications]?