ReviewJournal of thoracic disease2021
Pneumothorax in patients with respiratory failure in ICU.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effectiveness of intercostal tube drainage versus other invasive approaches in initial management of pneumothorax in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of Saudi medicinePooled it
- Development and External Validation of an Interpretable Machine Learning Framework for Predicting Pneumothorax-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: A Multicenter Retrospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Recurrent Pneumothorax With Extensive Subcutaneous Emphysema During the Perioperative Course of Type A Aortic Dissection: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
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- Risk factors for long-term invasive mechanical ventilation: a longitudinal study using German health claims data.Respiratory research · 2024Article
- Position-Dependent Symptoms of Pneumothorax During Mechanical Ventilation: A Case Report.Cureus · 2023Article
- Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound in the Intensive Care Unit-The Dark Side of Radiology: Where Do We Stand?Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Review
- Automated Rib Fracture Detection on Chest X-Ray Using Contrastive Learning.Journal of digital imaging · 2023Article
- Timely Management of Simultaneous Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Near-Death Experience.Cureus · 2023Article
- Risk factors for air leakage during invasive mechanical ventilation in pediatric intensive care units.European journal of medical research · 2022Article
- Effects of Non-intubated Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery on Patients With Pulmonary Dysfunction.Frontiers in surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
Pneumothorax is not an uncommon occurrence in ICU patients. Barotrauma and iatrogenesis remain the most common causes for pneumothorax in critically ill patients. Patients with underlying lung disease are more prone to develop pneumothorax, especially if they require positive pressure ventilation. A timely diagnosis of pneumothorax is critical as it may evolve into tension physiology. Most occurrences of pneumothoraces are readily diagnosed with a chest X-ray. Tension pneumothorax is a medical emergency, and managed with immediate needle decompression followed by tube thoracostomy. A computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest remains the gold standard for diagnosis; however, getting a CT scan of the chest in a critically ill patient can be challenging. The use of thoracic ultrasound has been emerging and is proven to be superior to chest X-ray in making a diagnosis. The possibility of occult pneumothorax in patients with thoracoabdominal blunt trauma should be kept in mind. Patients with pneumothorax in the ICU should be managed with a tube thoracostomy if they are symptomatic or on mechanical ventilation. The current guidelines recommend a small-bore chest tube as the first line management of pneumothorax. In patients with persistent air leak or whose lungs do not re-expand, a thoracic surgery consultation is recommended. In non-surgical candidates, bronchoscopic interventions or autologous blood patch are other options.
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