"Pneumothorax" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An accumulation of air or gas in the PLEURAL CAVITY, which may occur spontaneously or as a result of trauma or a pathological process. The gas may also be introduced deliberately during PNEUMOTHORAX, ARTIFICIAL.
| Descriptor ID |
D011030
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.528.778
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| Concept/Terms |
Tension Pneumothorax- Tension Pneumothorax
- Pneumothorax, Tension
- Pressure Pneumothorax
- Pneumothorax, Pressure
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1987 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumothorax" by people in Profiles.
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Sridhar P, Litle VR, Okada M, Suzuki K. Prevention of Postoperative Prolonged Air Leak After Pulmonary Resection. Thorac Surg Clin. 2020 Aug; 30(3):305-314. PMID: 32593363.
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Miller MI, Meister AC, Litle VR, Suzuki K. Delayed lung expansion after decortication in a case of trapped lung resulting from catamenial haemothorax. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2020 03 01; 30(3):493-494. PMID: 31691801.
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O'Beirne SL, Escalon JG, Arkin JE, Stiles BM, Kaner RJ, Legasto AC, Narula N, King TC. Chronic Cough and Bilateral Pneumothoraces in a Nonsmoker. Chest. 2016 Feb; 149(2):e49-55. PMID: 26867855.
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Feldman J. It takes a system to treat a pneumothorax. Ann Emerg Med. 2014 Sep; 64(3):229-30. PMID: 24486095.
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Tukey MH, Borzecki AM, Wiener RS. Validity of ICD-9-CM codes for the identification of complications related to central venous catheterization. Am J Med Qual. 2015 Jan-Feb; 30(1):52-7. PMID: 24343034.
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Tukey MH, Wiener RS. Population-based estimates of transbronchial lung biopsy utilization and complications. Respir Med. 2012 Nov; 106(11):1559-65. PMID: 22938740.
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Tobler WD, Mella JR, Ng J, Selvam A, Burke PA, Agarwal S. Chest X-ray after tracheostomy is not necessary unless clinically indicated. World J Surg. 2012 Feb; 36(2):266-9. PMID: 22167261.
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Wiener RS, Schwartz LM, Woloshin S, Welch HG. Population-based risk for complications after transthoracic needle lung biopsy of a pulmonary nodule: an analysis of discharge records. Ann Intern Med. 2011 Aug 2; 155(3):137-44. PMID: 21810706.
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Kaafarani HM, Borzecki AM, Itani KM, Loveland S, Mull HJ, Hickson K, Macdonald S, Shin M, Rosen AK. Validity of selected Patient Safety Indicators: opportunities and concerns. J Am Coll Surg. 2011 Jun; 212(6):924-34. PMID: 20869268.
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Ketchedjian A. Bullet's path creates ballistic footprint within pulmonary parenchyma. J Card Surg. 2010 Sep; 25(5):528. PMID: 20412355.