Antibiotics are not needed during tube thoracostomy for spontaneous pneumothorax: an observational case study

Olgac G., Aydogmus U., Mulazimoglu L., Kutlu C. A.

JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, cilt.1, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1186/1749-8090-1-43
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Usefulness of prophylactic antibiotics following tube thoracostomy remains controversial in the literature. In this study, we aimed to investigate the consequences of closed tube thoracostomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax without the use of antibiotics.