REBEL Core Cast 33.0 – Needle Decompression
Take Home Points Forget the “traditional” needle decompression landmark Decompress at 4th or 5th intercostal space in the anterior axillary line
Take Home Points Forget the “traditional” needle decompression landmark Decompress at 4th or 5th intercostal space in the anterior axillary line
Background: Most published clinical guidelines on the management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) advocate for a conservative approach of observation for small asymptomatic pneumothoraces (PTX).(1,2) However, procedural re-expansion with a catheter or chest tube is recommended for all large pneumothoraces, regardless …
Typically, the initial evaluation of blunt trauma patients involves a supine anteroposterior (AP) chest x-ray (CXR) which has a poor sensitivity for the detection of pneumothorax (PTX), and has been reported as low as 20% – 48%. Following the CXR computed tomography …
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