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Pneumothorax
Pneumothorax is air in the pleural space. Spontaneous (primary: tall thin males; secondary: underlying lung disease), traumatic, or tension. Tension PTX is a life-threatening emergency.
pneumothorax
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collapsed lung
tension pneumothorax
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Your pleura is a large, thin sheet of tissue that wraps around the outside of your lungs and lines the inside of your chest cavity. Between the layers of the pleura is a very thin space. Normally it's filled with a small amount of fluid. The fluid helps the two layers of the pleura glide smoothly past each other as your lungs breathe air in and out.Disorders of the pleura include:Pleurisy - inflammation of the pleur…
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NCT06053476
Guidelines lack high quality evidence on optimal postoperative chest tube and pain management after surgery for primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP). This results in great variability in postoperative care and length of hospital stay (LO…
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NCT06467318
Investigators aim to assess if NSAIDs affect the quality of pleurodesis resulting from mechanical pleurodesis (open surgery or VATS) regarding : Primary outcome: Recurrence of pneumothorax in 6 monthes. (assessed by X ray after 2 weeks and…
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