Basic Summary for Pneumothorax

Main name of condition: Pneumothorax
Other names or spellings:

What is Pneumothorax?
  Brief description of Pneumothorax: Air in the pleural spaces around the lungs.
  Parent types of Pneumothorax: Respiratory conditions, Lung conditions
  Organs Affected by Pneumothorax: lung, respiratory, pleural cavity
  Types of Pneumothorax: Iatrogenic pneumothorax

How serious is Pneumothorax?
Complications of Pneumothorax: see complications of Pneumothorax

What causes Pneumothorax?
Causes of Pneumothorax: see causes of Pneumothorax

What are the symptoms of Pneumothorax?
Symptoms of Pneumothorax: see symptoms of Pneumothorax

How is it treated?
Treatments for Pneumothorax: see treatments for Pneumothorax

Society issues for Pneumothorax
Hospitalization statistics for Pneumothorax: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Pneumothorax:

0.07% (9,054) of hospital consultant episodes were for pneumothorax in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
73% of hospital consultant episodes for pneumothorax required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
72% of hospital consultant episodes for pneumothorax were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
28% of hospital consultant episodes for pneumothorax were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
79% of hospital consultant episodes for pneumothorax required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
7.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for pneumothorax in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for pneumothorax in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
45 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for pneumothorax in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
66% of hospital consultant episodes for pneumothorax occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
15% of hospital consultant episodes for pneumothorax occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1% of hospital consultant episodes for pneumothorax were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.09% (47,078) of hospital bed days were for pneumothorax in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

Last revision: June 10, 2003

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