CONTACT US: Contact info
|
Citation |
Sano A, Tsuchiya T, Nagano M. Korean J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2014; 47(6): 563-565. |
|
Affiliation |
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Chigasaki Municipal Hospital. |
|
Copyright |
(Copyright © 2014, Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery) |
|
DOI |
|
PMID |
25551083 |
|
Abstract |
Outpatient drainage therapy is generally indicated for spontaneous pneumothoraces. A 63-year-old man, who had been attacked by a bull sustaining injuries on the right side of his chest, was referred to the emergency room with dyspnea. His chest X-ray showed a small pneumothorax. The next day, a chest X-ray demonstrated that his pneumothorax had worsened, although no hemothorax was identified. Outpatient drainage therapy with a thoracic vent was initiated. The air leak stopped on the third day and the thoracic vent was removed on the sixth day. Thoracic vents can be a useful modality for treating traumatic pneumothorax without hemothorax. Language: en |