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Hemopneumothorax

MedGen UID:
9208
•Concept ID:
C0019077
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: hemopneumothorax; Pneumohemothorax
SNOMED CT: Hemopneumothorax (16632002); Pneumohemothorax (16632002)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006783

Definition

Collection of air and blood in the pleural cavity. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHemopneumothorax

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Chest Tube Size Selection: Evaluating Provider Practices, Treatment Efficacy, and Complications in Management of Thoracic Trauma.
Messa GE, Fontenot CJ, Deville PE, Hunt JP, Marr AB, Schoen JE, Stuke LE, Greiffenstein PP, Smith AA
Am Surg 2024 Jun;90(6):1501-1507. Epub 2024 Apr 1 doi: 10.1177/00031348241241735. PMID: 38557288
Risk factors and treatment of pneumothorax secondary to granulomatosis with polyangiitis: a clinical analysis of 25 cases.
Shi X, Zhang Y, Lu Y
J Cardiothorac Surg 2018 Jan 15;13(1):7. doi: 10.1186/s13019-018-0695-8. PMID: 29334967Free PMC Article
The EAST Practice Management Guidelines for Prophylactic Antibiotic Use in Tube Thoracostomy for Traumatic Hemopneumothorax: a commentary. Eastern Association for Trauma.
Wilson RF, Nichols RL
J Trauma 2000 Apr;48(4):758-9. doi: 10.1097/00005373-200004000-00028. PMID: 10780614

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Outcomes of Pigtail Catheter Placement versus Chest Tube Placement in Adult Thoracic Trauma Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Beeton G, Ngatuvai M, Breeding T, Andrade R, Zagales R, Khan A, Santos R, Elkbuli A
Am Surg 2023 Jun;89(6):2743-2754. Epub 2023 Feb 20 doi: 10.1177/00031348231157809. PMID: 36802811
Post-traumatic left anterior descending artery dissection.
Laubach LT, Burket GA, Barraco RD, Ramic D, Weaver KR, Greenberg MR
Am J Emerg Med 2020 Jun;38(6):1299.e3-1299.e5. Epub 2020 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.02.055. PMID: 32139211
Spontaneous hemopneumothorax: epidemiological details and clinical features.
Onuki T, Goto Y, Kuramochi M, Inagaki M, Sato Y
Surg Today 2014 Nov;44(11):2022-7. Epub 2013 Oct 17 doi: 10.1007/s00595-013-0746-7. PMID: 24132683
Thoracic endometriosis syndrome.
Tettey M, Edwin F, Aniteye E, Seffah J, Tamatey M, Ofosu-Appiah E, Adzamli I, Frimpong-Boateng K
West Afr J Med 2013 Oct-Dec;32(4):302-6. PMID: 24488288
Re-expansion pulmonary edema.
Murat A, Arslan A, Balci AE
Acta Radiol 2004 Jul;45(4):431-3. doi: 10.1080/02841850410005624. PMID: 15323396

Diagnosis

Advances in Trauma Ultrasound.
Austin S, Haase D, Hamera J
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2023 Feb;41(1):131-142. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2022.09.004. PMID: 36424037
Thoracic endometriosis presenting as hemopneumothorax.
El Haj Chehade A, Nasir AB, Peterson JEG, Ramseyer T, Bhardwaj H
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2022 Sep 28;93(3) doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2022.2401. PMID: 36172717
Thoracic endometriosis syndrome.
Tettey M, Edwin F, Aniteye E, Seffah J, Tamatey M, Ofosu-Appiah E, Adzamli I, Frimpong-Boateng K
West Afr J Med 2013 Oct-Dec;32(4):302-6. PMID: 24488288
Spontaneous haemopneumothorax.
Abyholm FE, Storen G
Thorax 1973 May;28(3):376-8. doi: 10.1136/thx.28.3.376. PMID: 4724504Free PMC Article
Associated chest injuries.
Frankel HL
Paraplegia 1968 Feb;5(4):221-5. doi: 10.1038/sc.1967.35. PMID: 5684478

Therapy

Thoracic endometriosis presenting as hemopneumothorax.
El Haj Chehade A, Nasir AB, Peterson JEG, Ramseyer T, Bhardwaj H
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2022 Sep 28;93(3) doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2022.2401. PMID: 36172717
Randomized Clinical Trial of 14-French (14F) Pigtail Catheters versus 28-32F Chest Tubes in the Management of Patients with Traumatic Hemothorax and Hemopneumothorax.
Bauman ZM, Kulvatunyou N, Joseph B, Gries L, O'Keeffe T, Tang AL, Rhee P
World J Surg 2021 Mar;45(3):880-886. Epub 2021 Jan 7 doi: 10.1007/s00268-020-05852-0. PMID: 33415448Free PMC Article
Post-traumatic left anterior descending artery dissection.
Laubach LT, Burket GA, Barraco RD, Ramic D, Weaver KR, Greenberg MR
Am J Emerg Med 2020 Jun;38(6):1299.e3-1299.e5. Epub 2020 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.02.055. PMID: 32139211
Re-expansion pulmonary edema.
Murat A, Arslan A, Balci AE
Acta Radiol 2004 Jul;45(4):431-3. doi: 10.1080/02841850410005624. PMID: 15323396
Chest tubes. Indications, technique, management and complications.
Miller KS, Sahn SA
Chest 1987 Feb;91(2):258-64. doi: 10.1378/chest.91.2.258. PMID: 3542404

Prognosis

Postinfluenza A(H3N2) refractory invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.
Ku YH, Chuang YC, Yu WL
J Formos Med Assoc 2017 May;116(5):404-405. Epub 2016 Oct 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2016.08.005. PMID: 27727000
Thoracostomy tube function not trajectory dictates reintervention.
Kugler NW, Carver TW, Knechtges P, Milia D, Goodman L, Paul JS
J Surg Res 2016 Dec;206(2):380-385. Epub 2016 Aug 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.08.021. PMID: 27884332
Re-expansion pulmonary edema.
Murat A, Arslan A, Balci AE
Acta Radiol 2004 Jul;45(4):431-3. doi: 10.1080/02841850410005624. PMID: 15323396
Thoracoscopic surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax.
Liu HP, Yim AP, Izzat MB, Lin PJ, Chang CH
World J Surg 1999 Nov;23(11):1133-6. doi: 10.1007/s002689900636. PMID: 10501875
Spontaneous haemopneumothorax.
Abyholm FE, Storen G
Thorax 1973 May;28(3):376-8. doi: 10.1136/thx.28.3.376. PMID: 4724504Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Randomized Clinical Trial of 14-French (14F) Pigtail Catheters versus 28-32F Chest Tubes in the Management of Patients with Traumatic Hemothorax and Hemopneumothorax.
Bauman ZM, Kulvatunyou N, Joseph B, Gries L, O'Keeffe T, Tang AL, Rhee P
World J Surg 2021 Mar;45(3):880-886. Epub 2021 Jan 7 doi: 10.1007/s00268-020-05852-0. PMID: 33415448Free PMC Article
Cost Utilization and the Use of Pulmonary Function Tests in Preoperative Liver Transplant Patients.
Buggs J, LaGoy M, Ermekbaeva A, Rogers E, Nyce S, Patiño D, Kumar A, Kemmer N
Am Surg 2020 Aug;86(8):996-1000. Epub 2020 Aug 7 doi: 10.1177/0003134820942159. PMID: 32762467
Trauma-related thoracoplasty: case report.
Addor G, Monteiro AS, Nigri DH, Judice LF, Haddad R, Franco CA
J Bras Pneumol 2007 May-Jun;33(3):351-4. doi: 10.1590/s1806-37132007000300019. PMID: 17906799
Re-expansion pulmonary edema.
Murat A, Arslan A, Balci AE
Acta Radiol 2004 Jul;45(4):431-3. doi: 10.1080/02841850410005624. PMID: 15323396
Penetrating chest injuries in children: a review of 94 cases.
Inci I, Ozcelik C, Nizam O, Eren N, Ozgen G
J Pediatr Surg 1996 May;31(5):673-6. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(96)90672-7. PMID: 8861479

Recent systematic reviews

Outcomes of Pigtail Catheter Placement versus Chest Tube Placement in Adult Thoracic Trauma Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Beeton G, Ngatuvai M, Breeding T, Andrade R, Zagales R, Khan A, Santos R, Elkbuli A
Am Surg 2023 Jun;89(6):2743-2754. Epub 2023 Feb 20 doi: 10.1177/00031348231157809. PMID: 36802811
Spontaneous hemopneumothorax revisited: clinical approach and systemic review of the literature.
Hsu NY, Shih CS, Hsu CP, Chen PR
Ann Thorac Surg 2005 Nov;80(5):1859-63. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.04.052. PMID: 16242469

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