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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

Recommendation for management of patients with their first episode of primary spontaneous pneumothorax, using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery or conservative treatment.
Chiu HY, Ho YC, Yang PC, Chiang CM, Chung CC, Wu WC, Lin YC, Chen CY, Wu YC
Sci Rep 2021 May 25;11(1):10874. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90113-w. PMID: 34035334Free PMC Article
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
Methods of management of flail chest.
Carpintero JL, Rodriguez Diez A, Ruiz Elvira MJ, Benitez JA, Perez Rielo A
Intensive Care Med 1980 Aug;6(4):217-21. doi: 10.1007/BF01687161. PMID: 6999060

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The Effect of BMI on eFAST Accuracy in Trauma by Residents in the Emergency Room.
Armstrong LR, Rutherford NR, Heidel RE, Smith LM, Butts C
Am Surg 2023 Jul;89(7):3238-3240. Epub 2023 Feb 17 doi: 10.1177/00031348231157851. PMID: 36800399
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
Tube Thoracostomy Complications Increase Cost.
Hernandez MC, Zeb MH, Heller SF, Zielinski MD, Aho JM
World J Surg 2017 Jun;41(6):1482-1487. doi: 10.1007/s00268-017-3897-7. PMID: 28120094
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
Spontaneous hemopneumothorax.
Hentel K, Brill PW, Winchester P
Pediatr Radiol 2002 Jun;32(6):457-9. Epub 2002 Mar 19 doi: 10.1007/s00247-002-0692-9. PMID: 12029349
Spontaneous hemopneumothorax.
Tatebe S, Kanazawa H, Yamazaki Y, Aoki E, Sakurai Y
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 Oct;62(4):1011-5. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(96)00445-6. PMID: 8823081
Spontaneous hemothorax.
Schwarzman PS
JACEP 1979 Jun;8(6):235-7. doi: 10.1016/s0361-1124(79)80186-0. PMID: 449148

Therapy

Delayed occurrence of traumatic aortic dissection? Biomechanical considerations and literature.
Muggenthaler H, Bismann D, Eckardt N, Gassler N, Hubig M, Subramaniam JS, Mall G
Int J Legal Med 2023 Mar;137(2):353-357. Epub 2022 Dec 17 doi: 10.1007/s00414-022-02935-6. PMID: 36527463Free PMC Article
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
Tube Thoracostomy Complications Increase Cost.
Hernandez MC, Zeb MH, Heller SF, Zielinski MD, Aho JM
World J Surg 2017 Jun;41(6):1482-1487. doi: 10.1007/s00268-017-3897-7. PMID: 28120094
Re-expansion pulmonary edema.
Murat A, Arslan A, Balci AE
Acta Radiol 2004 Jul;45(4):431-3. doi: 10.1080/02841850410005624. PMID: 15323396

Prognosis

Diagnostic evaluation of blunt chest trauma by imaging-based application of artificial intelligence.
Zhao T, Meng X, Wang Z, Hu Y, Fan H, Han J, Zhu N, Niu F
Am J Emerg Med 2024 Nov;85:35-43. Epub 2024 Aug 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2024.08.019. PMID: 39213808
Thoracic trauma and mortality in geriatric Turkish population: 6-month follow-up study.
Özdemir S, Köse S
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021 Mar;69(3):504-510. Epub 2020 Oct 14 doi: 10.1007/s11748-020-01507-y. PMID: 33057969
Traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst: An underreported entity.
Phillips B, Shaw J, Turco L, McDonald D, Carey J, Balters M, Wagner M, Bertellotti R, Cornell DL, Agrawal DK, Asensio JA
Injury 2017 Feb;48(2):214-220. Epub 2016 Dec 12 doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2016.12.006. PMID: 27986273
Re-expansion pulmonary edema.
Murat A, Arslan A, Balci AE
Acta Radiol 2004 Jul;45(4):431-3. doi: 10.1080/02841850410005624. PMID: 15323396
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

Characteristics of pediatric thoracic trauma: in view of before and after the establishment of a regional trauma center.
Jung PY, Chung JS, Youn Y, Kim CW, Park IH, Kim OH, Byun CS
Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2022 Feb;48(1):195-204. Epub 2021 Apr 3 doi: 10.1007/s00068-021-01658-4. PMID: 33813596Free PMC Article
Displaced Medial-End Clavicle Fractures Treated with Locking Plate Osteosynthesis.
Liu Z, Zhang J, Tian X, Kan S
Med Sci Monit 2019 Oct 9;25:7591-7596. doi: 10.12659/MSM.916922. PMID: 31596837Free PMC Article
Video-tube thoracostomy in trauma resuscitation: A pilot study.
Finnegan P, Fitzgerald M, Smit D, Martin K, Mathew J, Varma D, Lim A, Scott S, Williams K, Kim Y, Mitra B
Injury 2019 Jan;50(1):90-95. Epub 2018 Aug 11 doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.08.007. PMID: 30143233
Re-expansion pulmonary edema.
Murat A, Arslan A, Balci AE
Acta Radiol 2004 Jul;45(4):431-3. doi: 10.1080/02841850410005624. PMID: 15323396
Accuracy of auscultation in the detection of haemopneumothorax.
Chen SC, Chang KJ, Hsu CY
Eur J Surg 1998 Sep;164(9):643-5. doi: 10.1080/110241598750005516. PMID: 9728782

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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