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KMID : 0364020140470060563
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2014 Volume.47 No. 6 p.563 ~ p.565
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Outpatient Drainage Therapy with a Thoracic Vent for Traumatic Pneumothorax due to Bull Attack
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Sano Atsushi
Tsuchiya Takehiro
Nagano Masaaki
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Abstract
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Outpatient drainage therapy is generally indicated for spontaneous pneumothoraces. A 63-year-old man, who had been attacked by a bull sustaining injuries on the right side of his chest, was referred to the emergency room with dyspnea. His chest X-ray showed a small pneumothorax. The next day, a chest X-ray demonstrated that his pneumothorax had worsened, although no hemothorax was identified. Outpatient drainage therapy with a thoracic vent was initiated. The air leak stopped on the third day and the thoracic vent was removed on the sixth day. Thoracic vents can be a useful modality for treating traumatic pneumothorax without hemothorax.
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KEYWORD
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Pneumothorax, Trauma, Chest wall
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