Experiences of early air travel with pneumothorax after anterior spinal surgery

Experiences of early air travel with pneumothorax after anterior spinal surgery

Anterior thoracic or thoracolumbar spinal surgery by retropleural approach always carries a risk of pneumothorax as its consequence. Conventionally, the Aerospace Medicine Association and the British Thoracic Society recommend 2 weeks delay of air travel for a patient with resolved postoperative pne...

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Main Authors: Amy Yoke Foong Wong, Choong Hoon Foo, Chung Chek Wong, Khin Maung Ohn
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: BMJ 2021
Subjects:
RA773-788 Personal health and hygiene Including clothing, bathing, exercise, travel, nutrition, sleep, sex hygiene
RD520-599.5 Surgery by region, system, or organ
Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30911/1/Experiences%20of%20early%20air%20travel%20with%20pneumothorax%20after%20anterior%20spinal%20surgery%20-ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30911/2/Experiences%20of%20early%20air%20travel%20with%20pneumothorax%20after%20anterior%20spinal%20surgery.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30911/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34413041/
http://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021- 243771
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Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Language: English
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https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30911/1/Experiences%20of%20early%20air%20travel%20with%20pneumothorax%20after%20anterior%20spinal%20surgery%20-ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30911/2/Experiences%20of%20early%20air%20travel%20with%20pneumothorax%20after%20anterior%20spinal%20surgery.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30911/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34413041/
http://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021- 243771

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