Question

A 30-year-old man who smokes presents with his third spontaneous pneumothorax. According to British Thoracic Society guidelines, which definitive intervention is recommended to prevent recurrence?

Accepted Answer

Surgical pleurodesis (VATS)

Answer

Smoking cessation alone

Answer

Repeated simple aspiration

Answer

Chemical pleurodesis via chest drain

Answer

High-flow oxygen therapy

Practice question

A 30-year-old man who smokes presents with his third spontaneous pneumothorax. According to British Thoracic Society guidelines, which definitive intervention is recommended to prevent recurrence?