Effect of environmental factors on postoperative recurrent primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a case-crossover study

• Published in: Respiratory research Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 176 - 11
• Main Authors: Liu, Yu-Wei, Kao, Chieh-Ni, Ho, Chi-Chang, Chou, Shah-Hwa, Chen, Pau-Chung, Huang, Shu-Hung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 09.05.2025; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Air pollution; Analysis; Care and treatment; Cross-Over Studies; Diagnosis; Diseases; Environmental Exposure - adverse effects; Environmental factors; Female; Humans; Male; Meteorology; Pneumothorax; Pneumothorax - diagnosis; Pneumothorax - epidemiology; Pneumothorax - etiology; Pneumothorax - surgery; Postoperative care; Postoperative Complications - diagnosis; Postoperative Complications - epidemiology; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Postoperative recurrent pneumothorax (PORP); Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP); Recurrence; Relapse; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Seasonal variations; Seasonal variations (Diseases); Young Adult; Taiwan; Seasonal variations; Air pollution; Environmental factors; Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP); Postoperative recurrent pneumothorax (PORP); Meteorology

Surgery is one of the preferred primary treatments for primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP); however, postoperative recurrent pneumothorax (PORP), defined as recurrence on the same side, occurs in 3-13% of cases. While environmental factors have been implicated in PSP occurrence, their role in POR...