Open AccessCan Tension Haemopneumothorax Have Stable Haemodynamics?
Author(s) -
Siu AYC,
Chung CH
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/102490790301000109
Subject(s) - medicine , tension pneumothorax , hemodynamics , radiological weapon , pneumothorax , plain radiography , radiology , radiography , surgery , anesthesia
Tension pneumothorax or haemopneumothorax is a clinical diagnosis. Plain radiography is not advised to confirm the diagnosis and may delay definitive treatment. Unstable haemodynamics is one of the prerequisites for the diagnosis. We report a case in which the patient suffered from haemopneumothorax with all the typical radiological features of tension, but without any clinical sign of unstable haemodynamics. Close monitoring of patients suspected to have pneumothorax is recommended, especially in the radiology suite.