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24 de jul. de 2023 · Spontaneous pneumothorax refers to the abnormal collection of gas in the pleural space between the lungs and the chest wall. Spontaneous pneumothorax occurs without an obvious etiology such as trauma or iatrogenic causes. Spontaneous pneumothorax can be classified as either primary or secondary.
27 de jul. de 2021 · Management options for small and large spontaneous pneumothorax are all over the place – observation alone, pigtail catheter with Heimlich valve, needle aspiration, large-bore chest tube, underwater seal or suction. There are significant complications associated with each of these options.
Outpatient management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in the emergency department of a community hospital using a small-bore catheter and a Heimlich valve.
7 de mar. de 2024 · Pneumothorax can be a life-threatening condition that needs prompt attention. The management strategies of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP; presents in the absence of an external factor/underlying cause) and secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP; presents as a complication of underlying lung disease) ( table 1) differ in ...
5 de dic. de 2013 · Patients with spontaneous pneumothorax were most commonly admitted to Emergency Medicine Departments with the complaint of shortness of breath, and the most common complaint of the patients with a diagnosis of traumatic pneumothorax were stab wounds.
The term ‘pneumothorax’ was first coined by Itard and then Laennec in 1803 and 1819 respectively, 1 and refers to air in the pleural cavity (ie, interspersed between the lung and the chest wall).
focus on spontaneous pneumothorax, as traumatic pneumothorax has a significantly different presentation and management. Spontaneous pneumothorax is typically divided into primary (occurring without a clear cause and in the absence of significant lung disease) and secondary (occurring in the presence of existing lung pathology).9
