"Pneumothorax" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An accumulation of air or gas in the PLEURAL CAVITY, which may occur spontaneously or as a result of trauma or a pathological process. The gas may also be introduced deliberately during PNEUMOTHORAX, ARTIFICIAL.
| Descriptor ID |
D011030
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.528.778
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| Concept/Terms |
Tension Pneumothorax- Tension Pneumothorax
- Pneumothorax, Tension
- Pressure Pneumothorax
- Pneumothorax, Pressure
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumothorax" by people in Profiles.
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Decreasing delivery room CPAP-associated pneumothorax at =35-week gestational age. J Perinatol. 2022 06; 42(6):761-768.
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Prehospital needle thoracostomy: What are the indications and is a post-trauma center arrival chest tube required? Am J Surg. 2019 12; 218(6):1138-1142.
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Repetitive Imaging following Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum Is Unnecessary. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Oct; 29(5):408-411.
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A painful sneeze: spontaneous thoracic lung herniation induced by vigorous sneeze. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2014 Jan; 21(1):61-4.
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Pleural ultrasonography versus chest radiography for the diagnosis of pneumothorax: review of the literature and meta-analysis. Crit Care. 2013 Sep 23; 17(5):R208.
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An unusual case of pulmonary coccidioidomycosis presenting as pneumothorax. J Okla State Med Assoc. 2013 Aug; 106(8):315, 317-8.
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CT-guided lung biopsies: pleural blood patching reduces the rate of chest tube placement for postbiopsy pneumothorax. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 Oct; 197(4):783-8.
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On alert for iatrogenic pneumothorax. Nursing. 2011 Jun; 41(6):66-7.
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Tension pneumothorax. Nursing. 2011 Jan; 41(1):72.
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Pneumothorax complicating "in-out-in" thoracic pedicle screw placement for kyphotic deformity correction in a child. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2008 Dec; 2(6):379-84.