title: Delayed surgical referral for persistent spontaneous pneumothorax : a global problem?
authors.affiliation: Serdang Hospital Cardiothoracic Centre, Kuala Lumpur 43000, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sachithanandan
authors.forename: Balaji
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Badmanaban
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage / Q000592:standards; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000601:surgery*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000592:standards*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000592:standards; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome