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1174369

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1975-12-12
pubmed:abstractText
Clinical and roentgenographic findings were compared in patients 40 years of age and over and in those under 40 who were treated for acute unilateral pneumothorax. Dyspnea and anxiety were pominent in the older individuals, although pneumothoraces were usually small. Because physical findings were often unreliable, roentgenograms were required. In the presence of pulmonary emphysema, loss of retractility prevented total collapse of the underlying lung. Increased intrapleural pressure caused over-expansion of the chest wall and the depression of the diaphragm without much mediastinal shifting. Partial collapse of emphysematous lobes demonstrated bullae that were not previously obvious. Respiratory failure developed in five patients over 40 years of age, but four of them recovered after relief of the pneumothorax. Mortality for the group was low and related to associated pulmonary diseases.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0098-7484
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
27
pubmed:volume
234
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
389-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1975
pubmed:articleTitle
Pneumothorax complicating pulmonary emphysema.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Case Reports