Olesen WH, Katballe N, Sindby JE, et al. Surgical treatment versus conventional chest tube drainage in primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a randomized controlled trial. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg ...

She noted that in the U.S., patients who present to the emergency department with spontaneous, uncomplicated moderate-to-large pneumothorax generally have chest tubes placed to drain air from the ...

Spontaneous pneumothorax is a common respiratory disease, ... "The most frequent complication associated with chest tubes is chest tube clogging.

Ambulatory management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax reduced the duration of hospital stay and readmissions, was associated with an increase in adverse events, according to new data from the ...

Spontaneous pneumothorax, or collapsed lung absent a trauma-related cause, necessitated the placement of chest tubes in a 25-year-old male patient who had Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), with ...

Sudden lung collapse, known as spontaneous pneumothorax, can strike unexpectedly, leaving individuals gasping for relief. Despite remarkable progress in treatments, managing this condition remains ...

SPONTANEOUS pneumothorax may present a variable symptomatology. The clinical picture of pain in the chest associated with varying degrees of shortness of breath is well known to any practicing ...

Some symptoms of tension pneumothorax include shortness of breath, sharp chest pain, and blue or discolored skin, lips, or nails. Tension pneumothorax is a medical emergency. Tension pneumothorax ...

The incidence of spontaneous pneumothorax for the years 1942 through 1944, based on the annual hospital admissions of military personnel, was practically constant: 0.027 to 0.03 per cent ().These ...

Lifesaving device for pneumothorax cuts chest-tube insertion time to seconds VIDEO: Hebrew University students develop life-saving device following a wave of stabbing attacks that leaves some ...