Publications by authors named "Davide Ferrazzi"
Medicina (Kaunas)
March 2024
Article Synopsis
- Traumatic pneumothorax is common in severe injuries, often requiring emergency treatments like thoracostomy, but recent studies suggest stable patients may benefit from less invasive options like observation or needle aspiration.
- A case study of a 52-year-old woman with a large (55 mm) traumatic PTX shows that after aspirating 1500 mL of air, her condition improved significantly, allowing for her quick discharge.
- The article reviews existing literature on the conservative management of traumatic PTX and emphasizes that even large pneumothoraxes can be resolved effectively with needle aspiration in hemodynamically stable patients, thus reducing the need for more invasive procedures.
