• Am J Emerg Med · Jul 2003

    Case Reports

    Spontaneous hemopneumothorax: an overlooked life-threatening condition.

    • Wen-Chu Chiang, Wen-Jone Chen, Kuang-Jui Chang, Ting-I Lai, and Ang Yuan.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan 100. drchiang@msS4.hinet.net
    • Am J Emerg Med. 2003 Jul 1; 21 (4): 343-5.

    AbstractSpontaneous hemopneumothorax is a rare clinical entity. A large spontaneous hemopneumothorax is life-threatening, and mortality increases with delayed recognition and intervention. The initial chest radiography and the amount of blood drained from the inserted chest tube frequently underestimates the actual blood loss from the active bleeder around the ruptured apical bullae, leading to failed recognition of a potentially life-threatening condition until unexpected hemodynamic collapse develops. We report 2 cases of spontaneous hemopneumothorax to emphasize the importance of early recognition and prompt surgical intervention by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).

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