title: [Intermittent negative pressure aspiration in the treatment of chronic pneumothorax with report of 35 cases].
abstract: The authors reported 35 cases of chronic pneumothorax who failed to the treatment with bed rest, gas aspiration from cavity and simple closed drainage. In order to re-expand the collapsed lung, intermittent negative pressure aspiration and periodic injection of drugs into pleural cavity was performed with good results. During and after the negative pressure aspiration. There was no severe side effect such as hypotension, shock.
authors.affiliation: 1st Tuberculosis Hospital Shenyang.
authors.forename: Z S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Y Q
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000601:surgery*; D013396:Suction / Q000379:methods; D015919:Ventilators, Negative-Pressure