Objectives Paediatric guidelines are lacking for management of spontaneous pneumothorax. Adult patient-focused guidelines (British Thoracic Society 2003 and 2010) introduced aspiration as first-line ...

Pneumothorax remains a common reason for medical admission to hospital with a UK annual incidence of 16.7 cases per 100 000 for men and 5.8 cases per 100 000 for women.1 This equates to around 8000 ...

A BABY died just hours after birth when hospital staff missed signs of a collapsed lung, a coroner has ruled. Little Benjamin ...

Background: Pneumothorax is a potentially dangerous condition which may arise unexpectedly during anaesthesia. The diagnosis is one of exclusion, as initial changes in vital signs (cardiorespiratory ...

Introduction Spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) is broken down into primary (PSP: no known underlying lung disease), secondary (SSP: known lung disease) and from trauma or iatrogenic pneumothorax (IP).

Background Management of pneumothorax in neonates requiring retrieval poses unique challenges, including decision to insert an intercostal catheter (ICC). We aimed to report the proportion and ...

The signs and symptoms are similar to a closed pneumothorax with the addition of sucking or gurgling sounds that may occur over the opening. Cardiac Care Serial killers: Acute chest pain ...

7 deadly chest pain signs that needs urgent attention. ... Chest imaging through X-rays visualizes the heart, lungs, and chest structures to identify pneumonia, collapsed lung, broken ribs, ...

A WOMAN was convinced she was having a heart attack when her lung popped out of the blue while she was opening her 21st birthday presents. Olivia Smith had no prior health issues and was neither a … ...

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staffed 24 over seven. in tonight’s woman’s doctor, women are more likely to experience certain lung related symptoms than men. mercy medical center pulmonologist doctor anthony rowe says ...