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Li H, Shi X, Chen G, Wang D. Osimertinib-induced severe bilateral pneumothorax: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2024; 103:e36994. [PMID: 38241563 PMCID: PMC10798711 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000036994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2024] Open
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RATIONALE Osimertinib is the third-generation, pyrimidine-based, irreversible epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor that received approval from the FDA in November 2015 and has become the standard approach in patients with advanced, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), especially with brain metastases. Osimertinib is beneficial in terms of progression-free and overall survival in patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC. However, the rarity of bilateral pneumothorax among adverse events necessitates further research on its potential fatality rate. PATIENT CONCERNS A 72-year-old man diagnosed with stage IV (T2NxM1) NSCLC with the 21L858R mutation of the EGFR gene received osimertinib treatment. Unfortunately, 10 weeks after osimertinib treatment, the patient developed severe interstitial lung disease and pneumothorax. Thus, osimertinib treatment was discontinued, and prednisolone (160 mg/day) and supportive treatment were administered. DIAGNOSES Osimertinib-induced severe interstitial lung disease and pneumothorax. INTERVENTIONS Osimertinib treatment was discontinued, and prednisolone (160 mg/day) and supportive treatment were administered. OUTCOMES The bilateral pneumothorax was difficult to correct and the patient eventually died. LESSONS Osimertinib-induced pneumothorax occurred approximately 10 weeks after receiving the drug and had severe cough and chest tightness as initial symptoms. In addition, the incidence of drug-induced pneumothorax increases in patients treated with osimertinib when combined with underlying respiratory diseases.
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- He Li
- Department of Respiration, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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Jouneau S, Ricard JD, Seguin-Givelet A, Bigé N, Contou D, Desmettre T, Hugenschmitt D, Kepka S, Le Gloan K, Maitre B, Mangiapan G, Marchand-Adam S, Mariolo A, Marx T, Messika J, Noël-Savina E, Oberlin M, Palmier L, Perruez M, Pichereau C, Roche N, Garnier M, Martinez M. SPLF/SMFU/SRLF/SFAR/SFCTCV Guidelines for the management of patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax. Ann Intensive Care 2023; 13:88. [PMID: 37725198 PMCID: PMC10509123 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-023-01181-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is the presence of air in the pleural space, occurring in the absence of trauma and known lung disease. Standardized expert guidelines on PSP are needed due to the variety of diagnostic methods, therapeutic strategies and medical and surgical disciplines involved in its management. METHODS Literature review, analysis of the literature according to the GRADE (Grading of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation) methodology; proposals for guidelines rated by experts, patients and organizers to reach a consensus. Only expert opinions with strong agreement were selected. RESULTS A large PSP is defined as presence of a visible rim along the entire axillary line between the lung margin and the chest wall and ≥ 2 cm at the hilum level on frontal chest X-ray. The therapeutic strategy depends on the clinical presentation: emergency needle aspiration for tension PSP; in the absence of signs of severity: conservative management (small PSP), needle aspiration or chest tube drainage (large PSP). Outpatient treatment is possible if a dedicated outpatient care system is previously organized. Indications, surgical procedures and perioperative analgesia are detailed. Associated measures, including smoking cessation, are described. CONCLUSION These guidelines are a step towards PSP treatment and follow-up strategy optimization in France.
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- Stéphane Jouneau
- Service de Pneumologie, Centre de Compétences pour les Maladies Pulmonaires Rares, IRSET UMR 1085, Université de Rennes 1, Hôpital Pontchaillou, 2 rue Henri Le Guilloux, Rennes Cedex 9, 35033, Rennes, France
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- Université Paris Cité, AP-HP, DMU ESPRIT, Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Hôpital Louis Mourier, 178 Rue des Renouillers, 92700 Colombes, INSERM IAME U1137, Paris, France
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- Département de Chirurgie, Institut du Thorax Curie-Montsouris, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, et Université Paris Sorbonne Cite, 42 Bd Jourdan, 75014, Paris, France
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- Département Interdisciplinaire d'Organisation du Parcours Patient, Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Gustave Roussy, 114 Rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805, Villejuif, France
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- Réanimation Polyvalente, Centre Hospitalier Victor Dupouy, 69, rue du Lieutenant-colonel Prudhon, 95107, Argenteuil, France
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- Emergency Department, Laboratory Chrono-environnement, UMR 6249 Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique, CHU Besançon, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 3 Bd Alexandre Fleming, 25000, Besançon, France
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- Samu-Smur 69, CHU Edouard-Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 5 Pl. d'Arsonval, 69003, Lyon, France
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- Emergency Department, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Icube UMR 7357, 1 Place de l'hôpital, BP 426, 67091, Strasbourg, France
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- Emergency Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes, 5 All. de l'Ile Gloriette, 44000, Nantes, France
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- Service de Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Unité de Pneumologie, GH Mondor, IMRB U 955, Equipe 8, Université Paris Est Créteil, 40 Av. de Verdun, 94000, Créteil, France
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- Service de Pneumologie, G-ECHO: Groupe ECHOgraphie Thoracique, Unité de Pneumologie Interventionnelle, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, 40 Av. de Verdun, 94000, Créteil, France
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- CHRU de Tours, Service de Pneumologie et Explorations Respiratoires Fonctionnelles, 2, boulevard tonnellé, 37000, Tours, France
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- Département de Chirurgie, Institut du Thorax Curie-Montsouris, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, 42 Bd Jourdan, 75014, Paris, France
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- Emergency Department, Laboratory Chrono-environnement, UMR 6249 Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique, CHU Besançon, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 3 Bd Alexandre Fleming, 25000, Besançon, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Inserm, Physiopathologie et Épidémiologie des Maladies Respiratoires, Service de Pneumologie B et Transplantation Pulmonaire, AP-HP, Hôpital Bichat, 46 Rue Henri Huchard, 75018, Paris, France
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- Service de Pneumologie et soins Intensifs Respiratoires, G-ECHO: Groupe ECHOgraphie Thoracique, CHU Toulouse, 24 Chemin De Pouvourville, 31059, Toulouse, France
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- Emergency Department, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 1 Place de l'hôpital, BP 426, 67091, Strasbourg, France
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- Pôle Anesthésie Réanimation Douleur Urgences, Nîmes University Hospital, 4 Rue du Professeur Robert Debré, 30900, Nîmes, France
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- Emergency department, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, 20 Rue Leblanc, 75015, Paris, France
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- Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Poissy Saint Germain, 10 Rue du Champ Gaillard, 78300, Poissy, France.
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- Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Cochin, APHP Centre Université Paris Cité, UMR1016, Institut Cochin, 27 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, AP-HP, GRC29, DMU DREAM, Service d'anesthésie-Réanimation et Médecine Périoperatoire Rive Droite, site Tenon, 4 Rue de la Chine, 75020, Paris, France
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- Pôle Urgences, Centre Hospitalier du Forez, & Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire Urgences-ARA, Av. des Monts du Soir, 42600, Montbrison, France
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Jouneau S, Ricard JD, Seguin-Givelet A, Bigé N, Contou D, Desmettre T, Hugenschmitt D, Kepka S, Gloan KL, Maitre B, Mangiapan G, Marchand-Adam S, Mariolo A, Marx T, Messika J, Noël-Savina E, Oberlin M, Palmier L, Perruez M, Pichereau C, Roche N, Garnier M, Martinez M. SPLF/SMFU/SRLF/SFAR/SFCTCV Guidelines for the management of patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax: Endorsed by the French Speaking Society of Respiratory Diseases (SPLF), the French Society of Emergency Medicine (SFMU), the French Intensive Care Society (SRLF), the French Society of Anesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine (SFAR) and the French Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (SFCTCV). Respir Med Res 2023; 83:100999. [PMID: 37003203 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmer.2023.100999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is the presence of air in the pleural space, occurring in the absence of trauma and known lung disease. Standardized expert guidelines on PSP are needed due to the variety of diagnostic methods, therapeutic strategies and medical and surgical disciplines involved in its management. METHODS Literature review, analysis of literature according to the GRADE (Grading of Recommendation Assessment, Development and Evaluation) methodology; proposals for guidelines rated by experts, patients, and organizers to reach a consensus. Only expert opinions with strong agreement were selected. RESULTS A large PSP is defined as presence of a visible rim along the entire axillary line between the lung margin and the chest wall and ≥2 cm at the hilum level on frontal chest x-ray. The therapeutic strategy depends on the clinical presentation: emergency needle aspiration for tension PSP; in the absence of signs of severity: conservative management (small PSP), needle aspiration or chest tube drainage (large PSP). Outpatient treatment is possible if a dedicated outpatient care system is previously organized. Indications, surgical procedures and perioperative analgesia are detailed. Associated measures, including smoking cessation, are described. CONCLUSION These guidelines are a step towards PSP treatment and follow-up strategy optimization in France.
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- Stéphane Jouneau
- Service de Pneumologie, Centre de Compétences pour les Maladies Pulmonaires Rares, IRSET UMR 1085, Université de Rennes 1, Hôpital Pontchaillou, 2 rue Henri Le Guilloux, 35033 Rennes Cedex 9, Rennes 35033, France.
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- Université Paris Cité, AP-HP, DMU ESPRIT, Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Hôpital Louis Mourier, 178 Rue des Renouillers, 92700 Colombes ; INSERM IAME U1137, Paris, France
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- Département de Chirurgie, Institut du Thorax Curie-Montsouris, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, et Université Paris Sorbonne Cité, 42 Bd Jourdan, Paris 75014, France
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- Gustave Roussy, Département Interdisciplinaire d'Organisation du Parcours Patient, Médecine Intensive Réanimation, 114 Rue Edouard Vaillant, Villejuif 94805, France
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- Réanimation Polyvalente, Centre Hospitalier Victor Dupouy, 69, rue du Lieutenant-colonel Prudhon, Argenteuil 95107, France
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- Emergency Department, CHU Besançon, Laboratory Chrono-environnement, UMR 6249 Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 3 Bd Alexandre Fleming, Besançon 25000, France
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- Samu-Smur 69, CHU Édouard-Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 5 Pl. d'Arsonval, Lyon 69003, France
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- Emergency Department, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Icube UMR 7357, 1 place de l'hôpital, Strasbourg BP 426 67091, France
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- Emergency Department, centre hospitalier universitaire de Nantes, 5 All. de l'Île Gloriette, Nantes 44000, France
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- Service de Pneumologie, Centre hospitalier intercommunal de Créteil, Unité de Pneumologie, GH Mondor, IMRB U 955, Equipe 8, Université Paris Est Créteil, 40 Av. de Verdun, Créteil 94000, France
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- Unité de Pneumologie Interventionnelle, Service de Pneumologie, G-ECHO: Groupe ECHOgraphie thoracique, Centre hospitalier intercommunal de Créteil, 40 Av. de Verdun, Créteil 94000, France
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- CHRU de Tours, service de pneumologie et explorations respiratoires fonctionnelles, 2, boulevard tonnellé, Tours 37000, France
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- Département de Chirurgie, Institut du Thorax Curie-Montsouris, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, 42 Bd Jourdan, Paris 75014, France
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- Emergency Department, CHU Besançon, Laboratory Chrono-environnement, UMR 6249 Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 3 Bd Alexandre Fleming, Besançon 25000, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Inserm, Physiopathologie et épidémiologie des maladies respiratoires, Service de Pneumologie B et Transplantation Pulmonaire, AP-HP, Hôpital Bichat, 46 Rue Henri Huchard, Paris 75018, France
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- Service de pneumologie et soins intensifs respiratoires, G-ECHO: Groupe ECHOgraphie thoracique, CHU Toulouse, 24 Chemin De Pouvourville, Toulouse 31059, France
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- Emergency Department, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 1 place de l'hôpital, Strasbourg BP 426 67091, France
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- Pôle Anesthésie Réanimation Douleur Urgences, Nîmes University Hospital, 4 Rue du Professeur Robert Debré, Nîmes 30900, France
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- Emergency department, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, 20 Rue Leblanc, Paris 75015, France
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- Médecine intensive réanimation, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Poissy Saint Germain, 10 rue du champ Gaillard, Poissy 78300, France
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- Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Cochin, APHP Centre Université Paris Cité, UMR1016, Institut Cochin, 27 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, Paris 75014, France
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- Sorbonne Université, AP-HP, GRC29, DMU DREAM, service d'anesthésie-réanimation et médecine périoperatoire Rive Droite, site Tenon, 4 Rue de la Chine, Paris 75020, France
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- Pôle Urgences, centre hospitalier du Forez, & Groupement de coopération sanitaire Urgences-ARA, Av. des Monts du Soir, Montbrison 42600, France
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Jouneau S, Ricard JD, Seguin-Givelet A, Bigé N, Contou D, Desmettre T, Hugenschmitt D, Kepka S, Le Gloan K, Maitre B, Mangiapan G, Marchand-Adam S, Mariolo A, Marx T, Messika J, Noël-Savina E, Oberlin M, Palmier L, Perruez M, Pichereau C, Roche N, Garnier M, Martinez M. [Guidelines for management of patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax]. Rev Mal Respir 2023; 40:265-301. [PMID: 36870931 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2023.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- S Jouneau
- Service de pneumologie, Centre de compétences pour les maladies pulmonaires rares, hôpital Pontchaillou, IRSET UMR 1085, université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France.
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- Université Paris Cité, AP-HP, DMU ESPRIT, service de médecine intensive réanimation, hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes, France; Inserm IAME U1137, Paris, France
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- Département de chirurgie, Institut du thorax Curie-Montsouris, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, université Paris Sorbonne Cité, Paris, France
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- Gustave-Roussy, département interdisciplinaire d'organisation du parcours patient, médecine intensive réanimation, Villejuif, France
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- Réanimation polyvalente, centre hospitalier Victor-Dupouy, Argenteuil, France
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- Emergency department, CHU Besançon, laboratory chrono-environnement, UMR 6249 Centre national de la recherche scientifique, université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- Samu-Smur 69, CHU Édouard-Herriot, hospices civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Emergency department, hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, Icube UMR 7357, Strasbourg, France
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- Emergency department, centre hospitalier universitaire de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Service de pneumologie, centre hospitalier intercommunal de Créteil, unité de pneumologie, GH Mondor, IMRB U 955, équipe 8, université Paris Est Créteil, Créteil, France
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- Unité de pneumologie interventionnelle, service de pneumologie, Groupe ECHOgraphie thoracique (G-ECHO), centre hospitalier intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil, France
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- CHRU de Tours, service de pneumologie et explorations respiratoires fonctionnelles, Tours, France
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- Département de chirurgie, Institut du thorax Curie-Montsouris, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
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- Emergency department, CHU Besançon, laboratory chrono-environnement, UMR 6249 Centre national de la recherche scientifique, université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Inserm, physiopathologie et épidémiologie des maladies respiratoires, service de pneumologie B et transplantation pulmonaire, AP-HP, hôpital Bichat, Paris, France
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- Service de pneumologie et soins intensifs respiratoires, Groupe ECHOgraphie thoracique (G-ECHO), CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Emergency department, hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Pôle anesthésie réanimation douleur urgences, Nîmes university hospital, Nîmes, France
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- Emergency department, hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, Paris, France
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- Médecine intensive réanimation, centre hospitalier intercommunal de Poissy Saint-Germain, Poissy, France
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- Service de pneumologie, hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, centre université Paris Cité, UMR1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne université, AP-HP, GRC29, DMU DREAM, service d'anesthésie-réanimation et médecine périopératoire Rive Droite, site Tenon, Paris, France
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- Pôle urgences, centre hospitalier du Forez, Montbrison, France; Groupement de coopération sanitaire urgences-ARA, Lyon, France
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Jouneau S, Ricard JD, Seguin-Givelet A, Bigé N, Contou D, Desmettre T, Hugenschmitt D, Kepka S, Le Gloan K, Maître B, Mangiapan G, Marchand-Adam S, Mariolo A, Marx T, Messika J, Noël-Savina E, Oberlin M, Palmier L, Perruez M, Pichereau C, Roche N, Garnier M, Martinez† M. Recommandations formalisées d’experts pour la prise en charge des pneumothorax spontanés primaires. ANNALES FRANCAISES DE MEDECINE D URGENCE 2023. [DOI: 10.3166/afmu-2022-0472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Introduction : Le pneumothorax spontané primaire (PSP) est un épanchement gazeux dans la cavité pleurale, survenant hors traumatisme et pathologie respiratoire connue. Des recommandations formalisées d'experts sur le sujet sont justifiées par les pluralités de moyens diagnostiques, stratégies thérapeutiques et disciplines médicochirurgicales intervenant dans leur prise en charge.
Méthodes : Revue bibliographique, analyse de la littérature selon méthodologie GRADE (Grading of Recommendation Assessment, Development and Evaluation) ; propositions de recommandations cotées par experts, patients et organisateurs pour obtenir un consensus. Seuls les avis d'experts avec accord fort ont été retenus.
Résultats : Un décollement sur toute la hauteur de la ligne axillaire et supérieur ou égal à 2 cm au niveau du hile à la radiographie thoracique de face définit la grande abondance. La stratégie thérapeutique dépend de la présentation clinique : exsufflation en urgence pour PSP suffocant ; en l'absence de signe de gravité : prise en charge conservatrice (faible abondance), exsufflation ou drainage (grande abondance). Le traitement ambulatoire est possible si organisation en amont de la filière. Les indications, procédures chirurgicales et l'analgésie périopératoire sont détaillées. Les mesures associées, notamment le sevrage tabagique, sont décrites.
Conclusion : Ces recommandations sont une étape de l'optimisation des stratégies de traitement et de suivi des PSP en France.
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Louw EH, Shaw JA, Koegelenberg CFN. New insights into spontaneous pneumothorax: A review. Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med 2021; 27:10.7196/AJTCCM.2021.v27i1.054. [PMID: 34240041 PMCID: PMC8203058 DOI: 10.7196/ajtccm.2021.v27i1.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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A spontaneous pneumothorax is a pneumothorax that does not arise from trauma or an iatrogenic cause. Although the traditional classification of either primary or secondary spontaneous pneumothorax based on the absence or presence of overt underlying lung disease is still widely used, it is now well recognised that primary spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with underlying pleuropulmonary disease. Current evidence indicates that computed tomography screening for underlying disease should be considered in patients who present with spontaneous pneumothorax. Recent evidence suggests that conservative management has similar recurrence rates, less complications and shorter hospital stay compared with invasive interventions, even in large primary spontaneous pneumothoraces of >50%. A more conservative approach which is based on clinical assessment rather than pneumothorax size can thus be followed during the acute management in selected stable patients. The purpose of this review is to revisit the aetiology of spontaneous pneumothorax, identify which patients should be investigated for secondary causes and to give an overview of the management strategies at initial presentation as well as secondary prevention.
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- E H Louw
- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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