Juna Musa, Martin Zielinski, Matthew Hernandez, Arjunmohan Mohan, Michael Traynor, Cillian Mahony, Michael Ferrara, Joseph Immerman, Johnathon Aho
Tension pneumothorax is a life-threatening condition that can develop when either the visceral pleura is disrupted, or with injury to the tracheobronchial tree. Rapid, accurate diagnosis and appropriate management are required to prevent significant atelectasis, hypoxia, circulatory arrest, and ultimate patient demise. Needle decompression is the current standard of care for the management of tension pneumothorax. Healthcare providers struggle to assess the success of decompression due to a lack of any immediate objective feedback...
January 2022: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery