tension pneumothorax
Tension pneumothorax, is it a really life-threatening condition?
... adopted tension pneumothorax as a radiologic diagnosis whether it included clinical symptoms and signs of tension pneumothorax or ...Diagnosing tension pneumothorax is difficult ...
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Concurrent pulmonary hypoplasia and congenital lobar emphysema in a young dog with tension pneumothorax: a rare congenital pulmonary anomaly
... with tension pneumothorax was identified. Since the pneumothorax was not resolved despite continuous suction of intrathoracic air for 3 days, a complete lobectomy of the left cranial lung lobe was ...
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Unusual case of primary spontaneous hemopneumothorax in a young man with atypical tension pneumothorax: a case report
... spontaneous pneumothorax was considered, and a standing chest X-ray confirmed the ...right tension pneumothorax was considered based on the radiological impression and clinical ...
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Malfunction of a Heimlich flutter valve causing tension pneumothorax: case report of a rare complication
... Coming to a conclusion we would like to raise awareness to the fact that if a Heimlich flutter valve is applied in the pre-hospital setting it should be used with caution. Fail- ure in this type of valve may lead to ...
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Thoracic stomach syndrome after whole stomach esophagectomy for esophageal cancer mimicking tension pneumothorax: a case report
... Case presentation: A 49-year-old Asian woman was admitted to our intensive care unit after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer with whole-stomach reconstruction while under sedation and intubated. Despite initial stable ...
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Clinical manifestations of tension pneumothorax: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
... sion pneumothorax that utilized animals with a medias- tinum similar to that of an adult human (goats, pigs, and sheep) demonstrated markedly different pathological mechanisms of the disease, which appeared to ...
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Expectant Management of Pneumothorax in Ventilated Neonates
... or tension pneumothorax), and respiratory management, including ventilator set- tings and blood gases at baseline and the time it took for the pneumothorax to be ...
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A Survey on the Initial Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax
... Tension pneumothorax requires immediate intervention with a functioning chest tube as it is a life threatening condition and the BTS guidelines recommends a cannula of adequate length to be inserted into ...
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Management and Progress of Pneumothorax and Pulmonary Air Leak After Lung Resection
... primary pneumothorax, the amount of the gas <2000 ml or traumatic pneumothorax, compared with aspiration and thoracic drainage there was no significant (68% ...rescue tension pneumothorax ...
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Decreased Incidence of Pneumothorax in VLBW Infants After Increased Monitoring of Tidal Volumes
... of pneumothorax was tracked prospectively in all enrolled ...study, tension pneumothorax was de fi ned based on radiographic appearance of shift in the midline or fl attening of the diaphragm and ...
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What is an appropriate material to use with a covering technique to prevent the recurrence of spontaneous pneumothorax?
... leak, tension pneumothorax, obvious existence of bulla lesions at first presentation, hemopneumothorax, the occupation of the patient and cases of ipsilateral or contralateral ...of pneumothorax, ...
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Role of Thoracic Sonographic Scan in Diagnosis of Pneumothorax
... Background: Pneumothorax is a common problem seen in patients with acute and chronic med- ical and traumatic conditions with wide range of clinical presentations ranging from subtle de- crease in breath sounds to ...
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The incidence and risk factors of asymptomatic primary spontaneous pneumothorax detected during health check-ups
... Case 3: a 19-year-old male student had a chest X-ray in a medical checkup without any respiratory symptoms. Left pneumothorax (lung collapse rate 5.7%) was detected (Fig. 3a). We informed the patient, he consulted ...
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A Rare Complication in Sarcoidosis: Pneumothorax
... Pneumothorax is a rare entity in the course of sarcoidosis, yet the rupture of subpleural blebs or bullae or the necrosis of subpleural granulomas may be pathogenic agents responsible for spontaneous ...
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Necrotizing Sarcoid Granulomatosis with Pneumothorax
... Chest radiograph manifested two pulmonary nodules and basal atelectasis in the left lower lobe with pneumo- thorax (Figure 1). Chest CT scan exhibited collapsed con- solidation of the left lower lobe with ...
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Air travel and incidence of pneumothorax in lymphangioleiomyomatosis
... Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare disease affecting almost exclusively women in their re- productive age. It is characterised by the proliferation of abnormal smooth muscle-like cells (LAM cells) in the ...
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Concrete Grade Variation in Tension and Compression Zones of Rcc Beams
... and tension zone at bottom. As concrete is weak in tension, steel is introduced in the tension zone to take the tension, but as strength of concrete is ignored in tension zone with ...
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Clinical application of single incision thoracoscopic surgery: early experience of 264 cases
... We have first introduced the SITS technique in PSP patients. Since then SITS was considered as a routine procedure in all pneumothorax patients including SSP. We recommend the PSP as the first possible surgical ...
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Spontaneous Bilateral Pneumothorax with Recurrent Pneumothorax: A Case Report
... (catamenial pneumothorax) can rarely be seen within 48 hours of menstruation onset in premenopausal females and may occur in fe- males who use estrogen after ...catamenial pneumothorax. Traumatic ...
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A Chickenpox Pneumothorax: A Case Report of Pneumothorax Secondary to VZV Infection
... ary pneumothorax are those accompanied with VZV pneumonia and ...of pneumothorax secondary to varicella pneumonia because it is asso- ciated with typical skin lesions of varicella, but the presence of ...
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