Assertion: pneumothorax's size | /r/HasProperty | treated through simple aspiration
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value: effectively
type: MANNER
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text: If the leak is stopped, the size of the pneumothorax will decrease by about 1.25% each day, so the free air will disappear over the course of several days to weeks, depending on the size of the problem.1 A small pneumothorax can be effectively treated through simple aspiration using a small catheter (7F) attached to a three-way stopcock and syringe.