Complications of needle thoracostomy: A comprehensive clinical review | Zendy

Stanislaw P. Stawicki | Zendy; Brian Wernick | Zendy; HeidiH Hon | Zendy; RonnieN Mubang | Zendy; Anthony Cipriano | Zendy; Ronson Hughes | Zendy; D. RANKIN | Zendy; DavidC Evans | Zendy; WilliamR Burfeind | Zendy; BrianA Hoey | Zendy; James Cipolla | Zendy; SagarC Galwankar | Zendy; Thomas J. Papadimos | Zendy; MichaelS Firstenberg | Zendy

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Complications of needle thoracostomy: A comprehensive clinical review

Author(s) -

Stanislaw P. Stawicki,

Brian Wernick,

HeidiH Hon,

RonnieN Mubang,

Anthony Cipriano,

Ronson Hughes,

D. RANKIN,

DavidC Evans,

WilliamR Burfeind,

BrianA Hoey,

James Cipolla,

SagarC Galwankar,

Thomas J. Papadimos,

MichaelS Firstenberg

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

international journal of critical illness and injury science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.274

H-Index - 12

eISSN - 2231-5004

pISSN - 2229-5151

DOI - 10.4103/2229-5151.164939

Subject(s) - thoracostomy , medicine , tension pneumothorax , pneumothorax , intensive care medicine , resuscitation , surgery , medical emergency , general surgery

Needle thoracostomy (NT) is a valuable adjunct in the management of tension pneumothorax (tPTX), a life-threatening condition encountered mainly in trauma and critical care environments. Most commonly, needle thoracostomies are used in the prehospital setting and during acute trauma resuscitation to temporize the affected individuals prior to the placement of definitive tube thoracostomy (TT). Because it is both an invasive and emergent maneuver, NT can be associated with a number of potential complications, some of which may be life-threatening. Due to relatively common use of this procedure, it is important that healthcare providers are familiar, and ready to deal with, potential complications of NT.

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