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Pneumothorax risk factors
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Common risk factors in the development of pneumothorax include smoking, underlying lung pathology such as obstructive lung diseases, female gender, thin and tall men, mechanical ventilation, low body weight, Marfan’s syndrome, and homocystinuria.
Risk Factors
Risk Factors
The risk factors for the development of pneumothorax include:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Common Risk Factors
- Smoking
- Thin, lean, and tall population
- Family history
- Emphysema
- Trauma
- Mechanical ventilation
- Female gender
- Low body weight
- Marijuana smoking
- Marfans syndrome
- Homocystinuria
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
Rare risk factors
References
References
- ↑ Bense, László; Eklund, Gunnar; Wiman, Lars-Gösta (1987). “Smoking and the Increased Risk of Contracting Spontaneous Pneumothorax”. Chest. 92 (6): 1009–1012. doi:10.1378/chest.92.6.1009. ISSN 0012-3692.
- ↑ Lippert HL, Lund O, Blegvad S, Larsen HV (1991). “Independent risk factors for cumulative recurrence rate after first spontaneous pneumothorax”. Eur Respir J. 4 (3): 324–31. PMID 1864347.
- ↑ Lindskog, Gustaf E. (1957). “Spontaneous Pneumothorax”. A.M.A. Archives of Surgery. 75 (5): 693. doi:10.1001/archsurg.1957.01280170003001. ISSN 0096-6908.
- ↑ Melton LJ, Hepper NG, Offord KP (1981). “Influence of height on the risk of spontaneous pneumothorax”. Mayo Clin Proc. 56 (11): 678–82. PMID 7300447.
- ↑ Sadikot RT, Greene T, Meadows K, Arnold AG (1997). “Recurrence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax”. Thorax. 52 (9): 805–9. PMC 1758641. PMID 9371212.
- ↑ GUO, Yubiao; XIE, Canmao; RODRIGUEZ, R. Michael; LIGHT, Richard W. (2005). “Factors related to recurrence of spontaneous pneumothorax”. Respirology. 10 (3): 378–384. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1843.2005.00715.x. ISSN 1323-7799.
- ↑ Gupta D, Mishra S, Faruqi S, Aggarwal AN (2006). “Aetiology and clinical profile of spontaneous pneumothorax in adults”. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci. 48 (4): 261–4. PMID 16970292.
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