Pneumothorax is a medical emergency: the collection of air in the pleural space separating the lung from the chest wall, causing it to collapse and resulting in suffocation. Pneumothorax is caused by ...

Pneumothorax Approximately 35% of premenopausal women diagnosed with primary spontaneous pneumothorax meet criteria for catamenial pneumothorax. Differentiating between spontaneous pneumothorax and ...

The insertion of a chest tube is a common procedure in trauma care, and the Advanced Trauma Life Support program teaches the insertion of chest tubes as an essential and life-saving skill. The purpose ...

Conservative management of spontaneous pneumothorax was noninferior to interventional management in patients with moderate-to-large primary lung collapse at low risk for serious adverse events (AE), ...

Scientists working in Tianjin Chest Hospital, China, have developed a less painful treatment strategy for Pneumothorax treatment. By analyzing the partial pressure of oxygen and carbon dioxide in ...

This infant was born following a diamnionic–monochorionic twin pregnancy and was the donor in a twin-to-twin transfusion. The mother was hospitalized at 26 weeks gestation because of preterm labor. A ...

Now there is a manikin designed specifically to teach the theory, anatomy and skills needed to manage pre-hospital chest trauma, as well as ongoing chest tube maintenance. The right side of the ...

FORT BENNING, GA – “Put their arm up above their head. You can’t do this with their arm down by their side,” warned Martin Army Community Hospital Emergency Physician Capt. Jacob Arnold. “You are ...