ALLMedicine™ Pneumothorax Center

Mar 5th, 2021 - Lung ultrasound (LUS) can accurately diagnose several pulmonary diseases, including pneumothorax, effusion, and pneumonia. LUS may be useful in the diagnosis and management of COVID-19. This study was conducted at two United States hospitals from ...

Mar 3rd, 2021 - Point-of-care lung ultrasound is a widely used tool in the diagnosis and management of patients with pulmonary diseases and now with SARS-CoV-2 infection. We describe two cases of pneumothorax which are, as far as we know, among the first reported...

Mar 3rd, 2021 - Posttraumatic Pneumothorax in Sport: A Case Report and Management Algorithm.|2021|Sherwood DH,Gill BD,Schuessler BA,Smith D,|

Mar 2nd, 2021 - The treatment of asymptomatic non-occult pneumothoraces (ANOPTX) secondary to blunt chest trauma (BCT) has not been well delineated. We sought to analyze our experience with ANOPTX in pediatric trauma patients and determine if a chest tube (CT) is...

Mar 2nd, 2021 - A 31-year-old female physician was diagnosed with bilateral pneumothorax a day after her acupuncture treatment. Her body mass index was 16.9 and she did not have a prior history of respiratory disease or smoking. Acupuncture needles may easily rea...

Oct 14th, 2019 - The incidence of pulmonary complications following major surgery is estimated to be 1% to 23%, with the risk varying based on patient factors and the type of surgery.1 Postoperative pulmonary complications include pneumonia, tracheobronchitis, pul...

Sep 11th, 2019 - GE Healthcare today announced the Food and Drug Administration’s 510(k) clearance of Critical Care Suite, an industry-first collection of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms embedded on a mobile X-ray device. Built in collaboration with UC San...

Mar 11th, 2019 - Barotrauma is physical tissue damage caused by a pressure difference between an unvented space inside the body and surrounding gas or fluid. The damage is due to shear or overstretching of tissues. As a gas-filled space expands or contracts, it ca...

Jul 24th, 2018 - In Germany, 10,000 cases of spontaneous pneumothorax are treated inpatient every year. The German Society for Thoracic Surgery, in co-operation with the German Society for Pulmonology, the German Radiological Society, and the German Society of Int...

Mar 31st, 2017 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for the prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infections suggest using "a subclavian site, rather than an internal jugular or a femoral site, in adult patients." This recommendation is...

Mar 5th, 2021 - Lung ultrasound (LUS) can accurately diagnose several pulmonary diseases, including pneumothorax, effusion, and pneumonia. LUS may be useful in the diagnosis and management of COVID-19. This study was conducted at two United States hospitals from ...

Mar 3rd, 2021 - Point-of-care lung ultrasound is a widely used tool in the diagnosis and management of patients with pulmonary diseases and now with SARS-CoV-2 infection. We describe two cases of pneumothorax which are, as far as we know, among the first reported...

Mar 3rd, 2021 - Posttraumatic Pneumothorax in Sport: A Case Report and Management Algorithm.|2021|Sherwood DH,Gill BD,Schuessler BA,Smith D,|

Mar 2nd, 2021 - The treatment of asymptomatic non-occult pneumothoraces (ANOPTX) secondary to blunt chest trauma (BCT) has not been well delineated. We sought to analyze our experience with ANOPTX in pediatric trauma patients and determine if a chest tube (CT) is...

Mar 2nd, 2021 - A 31-year-old female physician was diagnosed with bilateral pneumothorax a day after her acupuncture treatment. Her body mass index was 16.9 and she did not have a prior history of respiratory disease or smoking. Acupuncture needles may easily rea...

Nov 3rd, 2020 - The Bedside Lung Ultrasonography in Emergency (BLUE) protocol is useful for patients with undifferentiated disorders.[3] It involves multiple assessments of the lungs for lung sliding, A lines, B lines, consolidations, and effusions, as well as de...

Sep 20th, 2020 - Takeaway Ambulatory management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) was associated with shorter hospital stay in the first 30 days compared with standard care.

Jul 14th, 2020 - Lung damage has been observed in some patients with COVID-19 on invasive mechanical ventilation, according to a new study. In a series of 601 patients, 24% experienced barotrauma events (including pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum), compared with...

Jul 14th, 2020 - Lung damage has been observed in some patients with COVID-19 on invasive mechanical ventilation, according to a new study. In a series of 601 patients, 24% experienced barotrauma events (including pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum), compared with...

The FDA has identified this as a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall. Use of these devices may cause serious injuries or death. Recalled Product Name and Version: PneumoDart, TM-317 Product Code: NSN 6515-01-655-9514 Lot Number:190524J...