Sudden lung collapse, known as spontaneous pneumothorax, can strike unexpectedly, leaving individuals gasping for relief.

The Phoenix Mercury announced that guard Lexi Held was diagnosed with a pneumothorax on her right lung — a partially ...

A new genome-wide association study identifies four genetic loci associated with primary spontaneous pneumothorax.

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a medical robotic system to relieve a life-threatening ...

A team at the Technical University of Munich has created a high-tech robotic tool designed to step in during critical moments, like when someone’s lung fails. The device is an advanced robot arm ...

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Introduction and Purpose Measurements of chest wall thickness (CWT) to examine the potential failure rates of needle decompression in elite rugby players and compare to previous studies. Measurements ...

Archive Tension-Pneumothorax Hazard Published June 20, 1968 N Engl J Med 1968;278: 1403 DOI: 10.1056/NEJM196806202782514 ...

Diagnosis of pneumothorax during general anaesthesia is difficult, especially as this problem is uncommon. Although there are a number of well recognised high risk situations, pneumothorax may occur ...

Tension pneumothorax occurs when air is trapped in the pleural cavity. Treatment may include needle decompression. This article was originally posted Jan. 17, 2011. It has been updated to include ...

Tension pneumothorax is a critical condition that can occur with chest trauma when air is trapped in the pleural cavity leading to rapid deterioration of a patient’s ability to maintain oxygenation.

In extreme cases, severe oxygen deprivation can cause cardiac arrest. A rare and dangerous complication is tension pneumothorax, where air builds up in the pleural space, compressing the heart and ...