RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 58098098
T1 Pneumothorax
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58098098
RD 2024/04/20
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