TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pneumothorax A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. PY - 2010 T2 - Quick Answers Surgery AB - • Air in pleural space• Breach in parietal or visceral pleura• Described as percentage of chest cavity involved• Open pneumothorax is associated with open sucking chest wound• Tension pneumothorax causes shift in mediastinum toward contralateral lung• 5-10% small pleural effusion present, may be hemorrhagic SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/08 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58098098 ER -