ALLMedicine™ Pneumothorax Center

Apr 14th, 2021 - The few existing studies on the accuracy of lung ultrasound in the detection of a postoperative pneumothorax after thoracic surgery differ in the sonographic technique and the inclusion criteria. Several conditions are considered unfavourable in t...

Apr 14th, 2021 - Thoracic endometriosis is characterized by the presence of normal functioning endometrial tissues in normal pleural, diaphragm, or lung parenchyma, and main clinical symptoms include pneumothorax, menstrual hemothorax, menstrual hemoptysis, and pu...

Apr 13th, 2021 - A 41-year-old man was admitted to hospital with 7-day history of fever, cough and having had a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR test. The chest radiograph (CXR) showed bilateral peripheral parenchymal infiltrates. He required 4 L/min oxygen via nasal cannu...

Apr 12th, 2021 - Double-lumen intubation is commonly used for thoracic surgery as it allows rapid and effective one-lung ventilation. However, it is more difficult than single-lumen tube intubation, notably in the context of emergency surgery and/or in hypoxemic p...

Apr 9th, 2021 - A 71-year-old woman was brought in by ambulance to the emergency department with sudden-onset difficulty in breathing whilst shopping at a large UK retail shopping centre. She had no respiratory history and portable chest X-ray revealed a huge gas...

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...

Apr 14th, 2021 - The few existing studies on the accuracy of lung ultrasound in the detection of a postoperative pneumothorax after thoracic surgery differ in the sonographic technique and the inclusion criteria. Several conditions are considered unfavourable in t...

Apr 14th, 2021 - Thoracic endometriosis is characterized by the presence of normal functioning endometrial tissues in normal pleural, diaphragm, or lung parenchyma, and main clinical symptoms include pneumothorax, menstrual hemothorax, menstrual hemoptysis, and pu...

Apr 13th, 2021 - A 41-year-old man was admitted to hospital with 7-day history of fever, cough and having had a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR test. The chest radiograph (CXR) showed bilateral peripheral parenchymal infiltrates. He required 4 L/min oxygen via nasal cannu...

Apr 12th, 2021 - Double-lumen intubation is commonly used for thoracic surgery as it allows rapid and effective one-lung ventilation. However, it is more difficult than single-lumen tube intubation, notably in the context of emergency surgery and/or in hypoxemic p...

Apr 9th, 2021 - A 71-year-old woman was brought in by ambulance to the emergency department with sudden-onset difficulty in breathing whilst shopping at a large UK retail shopping centre. She had no respiratory history and portable chest X-ray revealed a huge gas...

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...