RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Eureka! A surprising appearance after aspiration of a haemopneumothorax: treat the patient not the radiograph
JF Emergency Medicine Journal
JO Emerg Med J
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
SP 593
OP 594
DO 10.1136/emj.2003.010561
VO 22
IS 8
A1 J J E Johnston
A1 H D Dowd
YR 2005
UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/22/8/593.abstract
AB We describe the aspiration of a traumatic haemopneumothorax and an unexpected anteroposterior chest radiograph finding after the procedure. Chest aspiration is now routine emergency management for spontaneous pneumothorax. There have been no previous documented reports of this clinical scenario of radiological deterioration with clinical improvement after aspiration of a haemopneumothorax.