Pneumothorax in patients with AIDS. Update on the theme

Authors

  • Alfredo L. Marín Pérez Hospital Provincial Ginecobstétrico Docente Julio Alfonso Medina. Matanzas.
  • Nancy Toledo Santana Hospital Provincial Ginecobstétrico Docente Julio Alfonso Medina. Matanzas.
  • Alymays Marín Hernández Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Miguel Enríquez. Ciudad de La Habana.
  • Norky Alonso Domínguez Hospital Militar Docente Mario Muñoz Monroy. Matanzas.
  • Osvaldo Alejo Concepción Hospital Militar Docente Mario Muñoz Monroy. Matanzas.
  • Ilien Marín Toledo Hospital Militar Docente Mario Muñoz Monroy. Matanzas.

Keywords:

PNEUMOTHORAX, AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS, HIV INFECTIONS, PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS, IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST, THORACOTOMY, BRONCHOPNEUMONIA, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS, INTENSIVE CARE, PROGNOSIS, TIME FACTORS, FACTORES DE EDAD, CASE-CONTROL STUDIES, COHORT

Abstract

Pneumothorax as a Pneumocistis carinii pneumonia complication in patients with AIDS is very frequent since the pandemic beginnings in 1982, and it is accompanied by a high mortality. In this work we report a series of 25 patients with Pneumothorax as a Pneumocistis carinii pneumonia complication in patients with AIDS, treated by the authors during five years of discontinuous work in the Southern Africa cone: three years in South Africa and two years in Zimbabwe. We report demographic data, the status of the patients when they arrived to the Surgery Service and their evolution after surgery. Thoracotomy was needed in eight patients (32 %), ten patients needed intensive care (40 %), and the global mortality was 32 %. We review the updated information on the theme, emphasizing the most accepted therapeutic guidelines at the international level.

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Published

2010-07-15

How to Cite

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Marín Pérez AL, Toledo Santana N, Marín Hernández A, Alonso Domínguez N, Alejo Concepción O, Marín Toledo I. Pneumothorax in patients with AIDS. Update on the theme. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2010 Jul. 15 [cited 2025 Mar. 9];32(4):293-301. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/721

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 4 (2010)

Section

Research article

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