A survey on the initial management of spontaneous pneumothorax
condition but continues to be a frequent management problem among doctors. Despite the availability of guidelines on management of SP, studies have shown that the compliance with the guidelines is low. The various treatment options available in treating this condition further confuse doctors on...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Malaysian Medical Associations
2010
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/23333/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/23333/1/n45_36.pdf |
| Summary: | condition but continues to be a frequent management
problem among doctors. Despite the availability of
guidelines on management of SP, studies have shown that
the compliance with the guidelines is low. The various
treatment options available in treating this condition
further confuse doctors on the right approach in managing
SP. The objective of this study is to investigate the
awareness of the availability of these existing guidelines
and to investigate how the doctors involved in the initial
management of SP would manage this condition. A self
completed questionnaire which included three case
scenarios were distributed among doctors in two teaching
university hospitals and two large Ministry of Health
hospitals. This study showed that there is a lack of
awareness of the existing guidelines even among the senior
doctors and there is a variation in the initial management of SP. Therefore a locally produced guideline may be beneficial to standardise and improve the management of SP. |
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