spartacus007 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarek Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Thanks @spartacus007 it is a nice approach. is there is time frame for follow up shall i depend on clinical evaluation only rule of serial x rays the problem is tension pneumothorax can happen within seconds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M C Fadous Khalife Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 I don't have a good experience with needle thoracocentesis especially in ventilated babies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Johansson Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 @M C Fadous Khalife I tend to agree, but in infants on non-invasive ventilation or in cases with no support at all but with resp distress and the x-ray shows pneumo, I have good experience. In those "lighter" cases, needle thoracocentesis is def something reducing thoracic drains, in my experience Check this ref out https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29799982 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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