Simple aspiration vs intercostal tube drainage
Immediate success rate · adults with primary spontaneous pneumothorax
Simple aspiration probably leads to lower immediate success rate compared with intercostal tube drainage (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Simple aspiration versus intercostal tube drainage for primary spontaneous pneumothorax in adults 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.78 [0.69, 0.89]6 studies · 435 participantsModerate