Experiences of early air travel with pneumothorax after anterior spinal surgery

• 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
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

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...