| Literature DB >> 25337403 |
Ivan Kuhajda1, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis1, Ioanna Kougioumtzi1, Haidong Huang1, Qiang Li1, Georgios Dryllis1, Ioannis Kioumis1, Georgia Pitsiou1, Nikolaos Machairiotis1, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis1, Antonis Papaiwannou1, Sofia Lampaki1, Bojan Zaric1, Perin Branislav1, Konstantinos Dervelegas1, Konstantinos Porpodis1, Paul Zarogoulidis1.
Abstract
Pneumothorax occurs when air enters the pleural space. Currently there is increasing incidence of road traffic accidents, increasing awareness of healthcare leading to more advanced diagnostic procedures, and increasing number of admissions in intensive care units are responsible for traumatic (non iatrogenic and iatrogenic) pneumothorax. Pneumothorax has a clinical spectrum from asymptomatic patient to life-threatening situations. Diagnosis is usually made by clinical examination and imaging techniques. In our current work we focus on the treatment of penetrating trauma.Entities:
Keywords: Chest tube; penetrating trauma; pneumothorax
Year: 2014 PMID: 25337403 PMCID: PMC4203982 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.51
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Thorac Dis ISSN: 2072-1439 Impact factor: 2.895