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Socioeconomic Impact of Recurrent Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Should Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Be Considered at First Episode of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax?

Stephen FungAndrea AlexanderHany AshmawyLevent DizdarSami Alexander SafiAlexander RehdersGeorg FluegenWolfram Trudo Knoefel
Published in: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)
Primary treatment of PSP by CT is associated with an increased socioeconomic burden for patients and the healthcare system due to high recurrence rates. This burden may be reduced if VATS is considered at the first episode of PSP.
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