Resolution of pneumothorax in neonates.
The resolution time of pneumothorax in neonates requiring tube thoracotomy is not known. We found that 28%, 50%, and 83% of 54 pneumothoraces in 40 neonates resolved within 24, 96, and 168 h of tube thoracotomy, respectively. Pneumothoraces that persisted beyond 168 h were in infants requiring ventilatory assistance. Moreover, a significantly (p less than .05) greater number of preterm infants with persistent pneumothorax developed chronic lung disease compared to preterm infants in whom pneumothorax resolved by 168 h.
D001724:Birth Weight; D003422:Critical Care; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013903:Thoracic Surgery; D013997:Time Factors