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ArticleCureus2023

Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum: A Rare Cause of Chest Pain.

Daniela Barroso, Diana Rocha, Filipa Abelha Pereira, Rui Ribeiro, João Pimenta Fernandes, Ana Pais Monteiro, Isabel Fonseca Silva, Fabienne Gonçalves

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A case of spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a triathlete.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2024
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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

8 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Daniela BarrosoInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, PRT.
Diana RochaInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, PRT.
Filipa Abelha PereiraInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, PRT.
Rui RibeiroInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, PRT.
João Pimenta FernandesNephrology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, PRT.
Ana Pais MonteiroInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, PRT.
Isabel Fonseca SilvaInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, PRT.
Fabienne GonçalvesInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, PRT.
Hospital de Santo António · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is a rare medical condition characterized by the presence of free air in the mediastinum, not preceded by trauma, surgery, or another medical procedure. It predominantly affects young adult males and usually has a benign course, and in most cases, it is not possible to identify the precipitating factor. There are some conditions that predispose to its occurrence, namely those that lead to an increase in intrapleural pressure, such as coughing, vomiting, or vigorous exercise. We report a case of a 21-year-old male who presented with acute-onset shortness of breath after an episode of coughing and was found to have mediastinal and subcutaneous emphysema. Clinical, laboratory, and radiological studies did not demonstrate any predisposing factor, and the case was classified as spontaneous pneumomediastinum.

Indexed as

chest painemphysemamediastinal emphysemapneumomediastinumspontaneous pneumomediastinum

Identifiers

PMID37965408
PMCPMC10641820
OpenAlexW4387640045

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