Tension pneumothorax remains a critical, life-threatening complication in trauma care, arising when air accumulates under pressure in the pleural cavity. Effective management requires rapid diagnosis ...

Pneumothorax (PTX) is a life-threatening complication, with higher incidence in very low birth weight infants. PTX is usually diagnosed when signs of tension PTX develop, and when life-saving surgical ...

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 is a ...

Pneumothorax, commonly called a collapsed lung, can be painful and in certain situations, may be life-threatening. In a healthy body, the lungs are touching the walls of the chest. A pneumothorax ...

Whether conservative management is an acceptable alternative to interventional management for uncomplicated, moderate-to-large primary spontaneous pneumothorax is unknown. In this open-label, ...

Credit: Getty Images Being male, tall, and thin is hypothesized to increase the chance of having a PSP because of “higher distention pressures at the lung apex,” which may lead to bleb and bullae ...

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