PregnancyIntroduction Tension pneumothorax can cause life‐threatening respiratory and cardiac complications. Prompt decompression is essential, with current guidelines favoring the fourth or fifth intercostal space (ICS) at the anterior axillary line (AAL) over ...
Beverly Claire Tse +7 more
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Recurrent Pneumothorax Following Multilevel Posterior Spinal Fixation in a Patient With Pre-Existing Pulmonary Contusion: A Case Report. [PDF]
Respirol Case RepWe report a life‐threatening recurrent pneumothorax in a polytrauma patient following posterior spinal fixation, triggered by the physiological stress of prone positioning and positive pressure ventilation on a pre‐existing pulmonary contusion. This case highlights the critical risk of early chest tube removal and advocates for maintaining pleural ...
Mirzaei P, Baghani Z, Mousavi MJ.
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Anesthetic Management of Acute Right Tension Pneumothorax in a Child With Left Main Bronchial Foreign Body: A Case Report. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT In children with complete unilateral main bronchial obstruction from foreign body aspiration, positive pressure ventilation may overdistend the contralateral ventilated lung, leading to barotrauma and tension pneumothorax. Sudden hypoxemia and hypotension should prompt rapid clinical assessment, including lung ultrasound, and immediate ...
Yue K, Ji X, Sun Y, Xia Y.
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When Foreign Body Aspiration Is Not the Whole Story: Reconsidering Imaging Escalation in Infants With Apparent Tension Pneumothorax. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT In infants with suspected foreign body aspiration and radiographic tension pneumothorax, failure to improve after appropriate decompression should prompt immediate diagnostic reconsideration. Early CT or advanced imaging may identify congenital lung anomalies such as CPAM, particularly when positive‐pressure ventilation creates misleading ...
Awan MA.
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Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2020 The number of patients treated with direct oral anticoagulants is increasing worldwide. Although bleeding complications associated with direct oral anticoagulants are lower than those associated with vitamin K antagonists, the increased number of ...
Alessandro Cipriano +4 more
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Assessment of Surgical Outcome of Trocar versus Blunt Dissection Technique for Intercostal Drainage Insertion: A Prospective Interventional Study [PDF]
International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and SurgeryIntroduction: Chest tube insertion is a common procedure designed to alleviate the accumulation of air, fluid, pus, or blood in the pleural cavity. Despite being a bedside procedure often performed by emergency residents, Intercostal Drain (ICD) tube ...
Ashita Elizabeth Thomas +3 more
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The use of small-bore wire-guided chest drains for the management of feline pyothorax: a retrospective case series [PDF]
Open Veterinary Journal, 2020 Background: Pyothorax in cats is routinely managed, at least initially, with thoracic tube placement associated with systemic antimicrobial administration.
Sara Del Magno +9 more
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Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax (SSP) with Bronchopleural Fistula in A Patient with COPD [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 The aim of this article is to report a case of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP) with bronchopleural fistula in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Gautam Rawal +3 more
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Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2018 Thoracostomy is a common treatment option for patients with stage III pleural empyema who do not tolerate pulmonary decortication. However, thoracostomy is considered mutilating because it involves a thoracic stoma, the closure of which can take years or
Alessandro Wasum Mariani +5 more
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