Study of aspiration therapy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax

: The 2003 British Thoracic Society guidelines recommend aspiration for treating primary spontaneous pneumothorax. This procedure allows the patient management on an outpatient basis, and is highly significant in terms of medical cost and quality of life (QOL). The safety and success rate of aspiration was studied in 23 patients who received this treatment. The success rate was at 69.6%, and the patients were safely managed without emergency drainage due to dyspnea. Aspiration is a possible choice for the 1st-line treatment for primary spontaneous pneumothorax.