Guidelines for the management of spontaneous pneumothorax: Standards of Care Committee, British Thoracic Society. Introduction The British Thoracic Society (BTS) responded to a call from the pleural community to establish this new Training Standard to detail the capabilities in practice for thoracic ultrasound (TUS), which will build on the previous curricula and extend the remit to include training for the emergency provision of TUS. The British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guidelines comment that the majority of IPs do not require intervention. 1993; 307 : 114-116 View in Article Size of pneumothorax is assessed differently by the BTS and The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP),(1, 2). Options: Decisions for observation, chest tube placement, surgical interventions, and radiographic imaging. Download and print this article. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.suppl_2.ii39. 2010 Aug;65 Suppl 2:ii18-31. MacDuff A, Arnold A, Harvey J; BTS Pleural Disease Guideline Group. If needed aspiration is successful in 89%(1). Management of spontaneous pneumothorax: British Thoracic Society Pleural … Download. 2003 May;58 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):ii39-52. The British Thoracic Society (BTS) pneumothorax guidelines recommend manual aspiration with a catheter and syringe for small pneumothoraces in patients with mild underlying lung disease, but submit that most patients will require chest tube drainage. Terms and conditions; Privacy; Accessibility; Site by Pragmatic Management of spontaneous pneumothorax external link opens in a new window MacDuff A, Arnold A, Harvey J; BTS Pleural Disease Guideline Group. BTS guidelines for the management of spontaneous pneumothorax Thorax. doi: 10.1136/thx.2010.136986. Tension pneumothorax. BTS guidelines for the management of spontaneous pneumothorax. This study reports the management of IP over a 15-month period. Management of spontaneous pneumothorax: British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline 2010 Thorax . BMJ. British Thoracic Society (BTS) published guide-lines for the treatment of both in 1993.19 Several studies suggest that compliance with the 1993 guidelines, though improving, remains at only 20–40% among non-respiratory and A&E staff.20–22 Clinical guidelines have been shown to improve clinical practice23 24; compliance with The guideline was designed to be relevant to physicians who make management decisions for the care of patients with pneumothorax. Put out an immediate cardiac arrest call for any patient with suspected tension pneumothorax and give high-flow oxygen.Immediate decompression is required; do not wait for confirmation of the tension pneumothorax on imaging. BTS guidelines for the management of spontaneous pneumothorax M Henry, T Arnold, J Harvey, on behalf of the BTS Pleural Disease Group, a subgroup of the BTS Standards of Care Committee..... Thorax2003;58(Suppl II):ii39–ii52 1 INTRODUCTION Pneumothorax is defined as air in the pleural space—that is, between the lung and the chest Management of spontaneous pneumothorax: British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline 2010. Outcomes: Effectiveness of pneumothorax resolution, duration of and patient tolerance of care, and The most recent version of the British Thoracic Society guidelines regarding air travel for passengers with respiratory diseases (published in 2011) recommends a delay of 1 week after radiographic resolution of pneumothorax and preferably a 2-week delay for traumatic pneumothorax. In 2010, the British Thoracic Society (BTS) published their updated guidelines for the management of spontaneous pneumothorax.