ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2025
Outcomes of spontaneous pneumothorax in neonates: treatments vs. expectant management.
Article in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- Spontaneous neonatal pneumomediastinum with spinnaker-sail sign: A case report.Radiology case reports · 2026Article
- Lung Ultrasound-Guided Surfactant Therapy in Neonatal Pneumothorax and Pulmonary Hemorrhage: Pathophysiology, Diagnostic Ultrasonography, and Emerging Clinical Approaches.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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Abstract
backgroundNeonatal pneumothorax is dependent on severity of symptoms and leak size. Treatment of Pneumothorax with Nitrogen washout is controversial.
objectiveTo compare outcomes of neonates treated for spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) compared with those managed expectantly.
methodsA retrospective review of medical records of neonates (≥34weeks) diagnosed with SP born between 2011 and 2021. Neonatal characteristics and outcomes were compared between neonates treated for SP with either targeted oxygen therapy (to stabilize saturation ≥93%) or nitrogen washout and those under expectant management.
resultsAmong neonates with respiratory distress and desaturation (n = 64), nitrogen washout reduced median time to resolution compared to targeted oxygen therapy (31 [12-67] vs 81 [31.8-123.5] hours, p = 0.012). Expectantly managed neonates with distress (n = 87) experienced delayed feeding initiation, while time to resolution and hospital stay were similar.
conclusionNitrogen washout is superior to targeted oxygen therapy in time to resolution in infants presenting with respiratory distress and desaturation.
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