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ArticleJournal of the Intensive Care Society2017

Tension pneumomediastinum: A literal form of chest tightness.

David J Clancy, Andrew S Lane, Peter W Flynn, Ian M Seppelt

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Article in Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Cosmic Signs in Radiology: A Pictorial Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  7. Chest Tightness with Cycling Turned Out To Be Pneumomediastinum.The American journal of case reports · 2023
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  8. Pneumomediastinum in COVID-19 disease: Clinical review with emphasis on emergency management.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2023
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  14. Journal of clinical medicine research · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

David J ClancyNepean Blue Mountains Local Health District, Derby St, Penrith, NSW, Australia.
Andrew S LaneSydney Medical School, Derby St, Kingswood, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Peter W FlynnNepean Hospital, Derby St, Penrith, NSW, Australia.
Ian M SeppeltNepean Blue Mountains Local Health District, Derby St, Penrith, NSW, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tension pneumomediastinum is a rare and life-threatening complication of mediastinal emphysema which can occur with mechanical ventilation. We present a case of tension mediastinum associated with mechanical ventilation in a patient with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome due to

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pneumatocelePneumocystic jirovecii pneumoniaPneumomediastinumrecruitment manoeuvres

Identifiers

PMID28979537
PMCPMC5606356

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