title: Pneumothorax and barotrauma.
abstract: This article discusses pneumothorax and barotrauma from the viewpoints of both the intensivist/pulmonologist and the emergency room physician because both groups of clinicians frequently encounter these potentially life-threatening conditions. The discussion focuses primarily on pneumothorax and barotrauma as they occur in adults rather than in neonates and children.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Trauma Center, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Jantz
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Pierson
mesh_terms: D001469:Barotrauma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000293:injuries*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012307:Risk Factors; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous