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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Main Authors:	How, Soon Hin, T, Ismail, M F, Anshar, C W A, Hashim, W H W, Mohamad, D, Katiman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Malaysian Medical Associations 2010
Subjects:	R Medicine (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/23333/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/23333/1/n45_36.pdf

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spelling	iium-233332012-04-17T02:18:34Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/23333/ A survey on the initial management of spontaneous pneumothorax How, Soon Hin T, Ismail M F, Anshar C W A, Hashim W H W, Mohamad D, Katiman R Medicine (General) 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. Malaysian Medical Associations 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/23333/1/n45_36.pdf How, Soon Hin and T, Ismail and M F, Anshar and C W A, Hashim and W H W, Mohamad and D, Katiman (2010) A survey on the initial management of spontaneous pneumothorax. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 65 (3). pp. 180-184. ISSN 0300-5283
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description	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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author	How, Soon Hin T, Ismail M F, Anshar C W A, Hashim W H W, Mohamad D, Katiman
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title	A survey on the initial management of spontaneous pneumothorax
title_short	A survey on the initial management of spontaneous pneumothorax
title_full	A survey on the initial management of spontaneous pneumothorax
title_fullStr	A survey on the initial management of spontaneous pneumothorax
title_full_unstemmed	A survey on the initial management of spontaneous pneumothorax
title_sort	survey on the initial management of spontaneous pneumothorax
publisher	Malaysian Medical Associations
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url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/23333/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/23333/1/n45_36.pdf
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A survey on the initial management of spontaneous pneumothorax

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