Efficacy of Blood-Patch Pleurodesis for Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Interstitial Lung Disease

Abstract

Autologous blood-patch pleurodesis is safe and worth considering as a first-line treatment for pneumothorax secondary to ILD. However, despite treatments, the prognosis after the onset of pneumothorax in ILD patients was found to be poor. In addition, concomitant pneumomediastinum may further worsen the prognosis.