Misdiagnosis of senile spontaneous pneumothorax Factors affecting efficacy of.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 10 Misdiagnosis of senile spontaneous pneumothorax Factors affecting efficacy of [Abstract] Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and impact of misdiagnosis of senile spontaneous pneumothorax causes. Methods: 46 cases of senile spontaneous pneumothorax with clinical data over the same period 56 cases of spontaneous pneumothorax in young people, for comparative analysis. Results: Elderly patients with spontaneous pneumothorax there is more underlying diseases, shortness of breath the most prominent, to communicating, mostly tension pneumothorax, pulmonary reexpansion a long time. With the control group there was significant difference (P amp;lt;0.01), severe cases of high mortality rate. Conclusion: Elderly spontaneous pneumothorax begins abruptly and without the typical, easily misdiagnosed, timely diagnosis and treatment can reduce mortality and the rate of misdiagnosis. [Keywords:] treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax Misdiagnosis Abstract: Objective: To study the cause of erroneous diagnosis and in-effects on the spontaneous pneumothorax in elderly patients. Method: The clinical data were analysed on 46 elderly patients and 56 young or middle aged patients with the spontaneous pneumothorax. Result: Most elderly patients with the spontaneous pneumothorax had underlying lung disease with typical dysprea, most types were open or tention pneumothorax. Lung expension time was longer, an these were significantly difference to the control group (P amp;lt;0.01). Conclusion: The elderly spontaneous pneumothorax was an emergent situation with atypical symptom or erroneous diagnosis. The prompt diagnosis and treatment might decrease the mortality and the erroneous diagnostic rate. Keywords:: Spontaneous pneumothorax; Erroneous diagnosis; Treatment Elderly is often associated with spontaneous pneumothorax underlying diseases, clinical manifestations are not typical of many. Pneumothorax occurs, the symptoms of primary disease easily concealed, c