Both devices have shown to be effective. Pneumothorax is a common and potentially life-threatening disease in neonates that often requires prompt treatment. This case series demonstrates how tension ...

The patient had been born at term and had no neonatal problems. As an infant he had had a cough that had been treated ... The child had the classic respiratory signs and symptoms of a tension ...

ECMO is an effective supportive therapy for neonate pneumothorax and bronchopulmonary fistula when conventional ... An urgent chest x-ray revealed right-sided pneumothorax along with mediastinal and ...

Introduction and Objectives Tension pneumothorax is a life-threatening condition, occurring when an increasing pressure of air in the pleural space compresses mediastinal structures, leading to ...

Correspondence to Dr Sagarika Ray, Neonatal Medicine, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Telford TF1 6TF, UK; sagarika.ray{at}nhs.net ...

A diagnosis of tension pneumothorax is usually only considered within the context of trauma, incorrect chest drain insertion or positive pressure ventilation. Four patients are presented who developed ...

The following is a summary of “An Improvement Project to Lower Pneumothorax Rates in Neonates Born at 36 Weeks’ Gestational Age or Beyond,” published in the December 2024 issue of Pediatrics by ...

It is typically found in young heavy-smoking men, with pneumothorax as one of the complications.1 GBE can mimic tension pneumothorax, as previously reported.2 However, in our case, pneumothorax and ...

A 12-year-old boy was brought to the emergency department with chest pain, difficulty in breathing, rapid heart rate, cyanosis, and fainting. Chest radiography revealed a tension pneumothorax (Figure ...