Post-resuscitation pneumothorax: retrospective analysis of incidence, risk factors and outcome-relevance

Abstract Background Pneumothorax may occur as a complication of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and could pose a potentially life-threatening condition. In this study we sought to investigate the incidence of pneumothorax following CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), identify possible...

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Main Authors: Daniel Auinger, David Hötzer, Paul Zajic, Simon Orlob, Stefan Heschl, Stephanie Fida, Philipp Zoidl, Gabriel Honnef, Herwig Friedl, Freyja-Maria Smolle-Jüttner, Gerhard Prause
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-09-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-024-01260-8