Chest tube perforation of the lung in premature infants: radiographic recognition.
Newborn infants with severe respiratory distress syndrome have an increased incidence of pulmonary interstitial emphysema, pneumomediastinum, and pneumothorax. A chest tube inserted for treatment of a pneumothorax may inadvertently perforate the lung. Recognition of chest tube perforation can be suggested by the occurrence of: (1) persistent or repeated pneumothoraces despite the presence of a chest tube and (2) atelectasis and/or infiltrate near the end of the chest tube.
D006801:Humans; D006819:Hyaline Membrane Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007440:Intubation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055370:Lung Injury; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012189:Retrospective Studies