For each episode, the cause was classed as either primary spontaneous, secondary spontaneous, iatrogenic, or traumatic. Finally, each pneumothorax was classified as either ‘true clinical tension’ ...

Tension pneumothorax is a critical condition that occurs when air enters the pleural space and cannot escape, leading to increased pressure on the lungs and heart. This condition is particularly ...

A diagnosis of tension pneumothorax is usually only considered within the context of trauma, incorrect chest drain insertion or positive pressure ventilation. Four patients are presented who developed ...

Accident and Emergency Department, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth. OBJECTIVE--To examine the management of traumatic pneumothorax in a department where some of these injuries do not receive chest drains ...

Tension pneumothorax is a condition that can quickly ... Hypovolemic shock and traumatic arrest also cause low ETCO2 from decreased perfusion. Waveform capnography is the gold standard to confirm ...

Occult pneumothorax, a condition where air leaks ... observation versus those who underwent tube thoracostomy for small traumatic pneumothoraces. The findings revealed that patients in the ...

Traumatic pneumocephaly is literally defined as ‘air ... cardiopulmonary resuscitation and release of tension pneumothorax with bilateral thoracostomy tubes. Examination remained poor with a Glasgow ...

Here, we report a case in which tooth aspiration after trauma led to a presentation of acute respiratory failure with clinical findings mimicking tension pneumothorax. Successful removal of the ...

Traumatic pneumothorax is any injury that ... with greater difficulty in breathing and more severe lung collapse. Tension ...

Management aims are to re-expand the collapsed lung, relieve pressure in the intrapleural space and avoid a tension pneumothorax. Correct management of PSP will avoid unnecessary intervention, reduce ...