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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| author | Amy Yoke Foong Wong Choong Hoon Foo Chung Chek Wong Khin Maung Ohn |
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| description | 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 pneumothorax. They also label active pneumothorax as an absolute contraindication for commercial air travel. Such a delay always causes psychological and financial stress to patients and family who are far from home. Here, we report three patients with postoperative pneumothorax, who insisted on early air travel despite being informed of the possible consequences. |
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| spelling | ums.eprints-309112021-10-29T06:18:42Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30911/ Experiences of early air travel with pneumothorax after anterior spinal surgery Amy Yoke Foong Wong Choong Hoon Foo Chung Chek Wong Khin Maung Ohn RA773-788 Personal health and hygiene Including clothing, bathing, exercise, travel, nutrition, sleep, sex hygiene RD520-599.5 Surgery by region, system, or organ 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 pneumothorax. They also label active pneumothorax as an absolute contraindication for commercial air travel. Such a delay always causes psychological and financial stress to patients and family who are far from home. Here, we report three patients with postoperative pneumothorax, who insisted on early air travel despite being informed of the possible consequences. BMJ 2021-08-19 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30911/1/Experiences%20of%20early%20air%20travel%20with%20pneumothorax%20after%20anterior%20spinal%20surgery%20-ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30911/2/Experiences%20of%20early%20air%20travel%20with%20pneumothorax%20after%20anterior%20spinal%20surgery.pdf Amy Yoke Foong Wong and Choong Hoon Foo and Chung Chek Wong and Khin Maung Ohn (2021) Experiences of early air travel with pneumothorax after anterior spinal surgery. BMJ British medical journal, 14. pp. 1-4. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34413041/ http://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021- 243771 http://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021- 243771 |
| spellingShingle | RA773-788 Personal health and hygiene Including clothing, bathing, exercise, travel, nutrition, sleep, sex hygiene RD520-599.5 Surgery by region, system, or organ Amy Yoke Foong Wong Choong Hoon Foo Chung Chek Wong Khin Maung Ohn Experiences of early air travel with pneumothorax after anterior spinal surgery |
| title | Experiences of early air travel with pneumothorax after anterior spinal surgery |
| title_full | Experiences of early air travel with pneumothorax after anterior spinal surgery |
| title_fullStr | Experiences of early air travel with pneumothorax after anterior spinal surgery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experiences of early air travel with pneumothorax after anterior spinal surgery |
| title_short | Experiences of early air travel with pneumothorax after anterior spinal surgery |
| title_sort | experiences of early air travel with pneumothorax after anterior spinal surgery |
| topic | RA773-788 Personal health and hygiene Including clothing, bathing, exercise, travel, nutrition, sleep, sex hygiene RD520-599.5 Surgery by region, system, or organ |
| url | 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 |
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