A Case of Pseudo-pneumothorax with Complications

Pseudo-pneumothorax occurs after inappropriately diagnosing a pneumothorax based on a chest X-ray. This can be attributed to skin folds, bed sheets, previous pneumothorax, heating blankets, clothes, and other circumstances that may mimic the radiographic findings of a pneumothorax. We present a case...

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Autores principales: Niazi, Azfar K, Minko, Paul, Nahrstedt, Colin J, Morris, Adam R, Saha, Partha J, Elliott, Kavita, Ghaly, Tamer, Ayad, Sabry
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
Materias:
Anesthesiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6219861/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30430052
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3263
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Sumario:Pseudo-pneumothorax occurs after inappropriately diagnosing a pneumothorax based on a chest X-ray. This can be attributed to skin folds, bed sheets, previous pneumothorax, heating blankets, clothes, and other circumstances that may mimic the radiographic findings of a pneumothorax. We present a case where a patient underwent a tube thoracostomy due to the diagnosis of a pneumothorax that was not, in fact, present. The unnecessary intervention was complicated by hemoptysis and cardiac arrest.

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