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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

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
Treatment of thoracic trauma in children: literature review, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital data analysis, and guidelines for management.
van As AB, Manganyi R, Brooks A
Eur J Pediatr Surg 2013 Dec;23(6):434-43. Epub 2013 Dec 10 doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1363160. PMID: 24327218
The EAST Practice Management Guidelines for Prophylactic Antibiotic Use in Tube Thoracostomy for Traumatic Hemopneumothorax: a commentary. Eastern Association for Trauma.
Wilson RF, Nichols RL
J Trauma 2000 Apr;48(4):758-9. doi: 10.1097/00005373-200004000-00028. PMID: 10780614

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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
Late complications due to thoracic traumas.
Mergan İliklerden D, Çobanoğlu U, Sayır F, İliklerden ÜH
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg 2022 Mar;28(3):328-335. doi: 10.14744/tjtes.2020.07242. PMID: 35485551Free PMC Article
Imaging spectrum of traumatic urinary bladder and urethral injuries.
Wongwaisayawan S, Krishna S, Sheikh A, Kaewlai R, Schieda N
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2021 Feb;46(2):681-691. Epub 2020 Jul 28 doi: 10.1007/s00261-020-02679-0. PMID: 32725483
Spontaneous hemopneumothorax in children: case report and review of literature.
Issaivanan M, Baranwal P, Abrol S, Bajwa G, Baldauf M, Shukla M
Pediatrics 2006 Oct;118(4):e1268-70. Epub 2006 Sep 18 doi: 10.1542/peds.2006-0766. PMID: 16982808
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
Imaging spectrum of traumatic urinary bladder and urethral injuries.
Wongwaisayawan S, Krishna S, Sheikh A, Kaewlai R, Schieda N
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2021 Feb;46(2):681-691. Epub 2020 Jul 28 doi: 10.1007/s00261-020-02679-0. PMID: 32725483
Whiptail Stingray Injury.
Laurent S, Martinet O, Cuq H, Rind A, Durasnel P, Lenne C, Blondé R
Wilderness Environ Med 2018 Jun;29(2):243-247. Epub 2018 Mar 9 doi: 10.1016/j.wem.2018.01.008. PMID: 29530471
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
Spontaneous hemothorax.
Schwarzman PS
JACEP 1979 Jun;8(6):235-7. doi: 10.1016/s0361-1124(79)80186-0. PMID: 449148

Therapy

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
Assessment of spontaneous hemopneumothorax: Indications for surgery.
Inafuku K, Maehara T, Yamamoto T, Masuda M
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2015 May;23(4):435-8. Epub 2015 Jan 22 doi: 10.1177/0218492314568105. PMID: 25614480
Re-expansion pulmonary edema.
Murat A, Arslan A, Balci AE
Acta Radiol 2004 Jul;45(4):431-3. doi: 10.1080/02841850410005624. PMID: 15323396
Complications of nosocomial pneumonia in the surgical patient.
Rowe S, Cheadle WG
Am J Surg 2000 Feb;179(2A Suppl):63S-68S. PMID: 10802269

Prognosis

Late complications due to thoracic traumas.
Mergan İliklerden D, Çobanoğlu U, Sayır F, İliklerden ÜH
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg 2022 Mar;28(3):328-335. doi: 10.14744/tjtes.2020.07242. PMID: 35485551Free PMC Article
Imaging spectrum of traumatic urinary bladder and urethral injuries.
Wongwaisayawan S, Krishna S, Sheikh A, Kaewlai R, Schieda N
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2021 Feb;46(2):681-691. Epub 2020 Jul 28 doi: 10.1007/s00261-020-02679-0. PMID: 32725483
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

Late complications due to thoracic traumas.
Mergan İliklerden D, Çobanoğlu U, Sayır F, İliklerden ÜH
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg 2022 Mar;28(3):328-335. doi: 10.14744/tjtes.2020.07242. PMID: 35485551Free PMC Article
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
Pneumatoceles in pediatric blunt trauma: Common and benign.
Armstrong LB, Mooney DP
J Pediatr Surg 2018 Jul;53(7):1310-1312. Epub 2017 Aug 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.08.002. PMID: 28917584
Spontaneous hemopneumothorax: epidemiological details and clinical features.
Onuki T, Goto Y, Kuramochi M, Inagaki M, Sato Y
Surg Today 2014 Nov;44(11):2022-7. Epub 2013 Oct 17 doi: 10.1007/s00595-013-0746-7. PMID: 24132683
Re-expansion pulmonary edema.
Murat A, Arslan A, Balci AE
Acta Radiol 2004 Jul;45(4):431-3. doi: 10.1080/02841850410005624. PMID: 15323396

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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