Ashok Kumar, Nadeem Rizvi.
Spontaneous Haemopneumothorax.
Ann Jinnah Sindh Med Uni Jan ;1(1):31-2.

Spontaneous haemopneunothorax is a rare clinical entity that complicates spontaneous pneumothorax and is at times considered a surgical emergency. Patients may present to the emergency department with signs of dyspnoea and severe hypovolemia due to accumulation of air in pleural cavity that further gets complicate when feeding blood vessels present in septas break up. Initial management consists of fluid resuscitation and drainage of the pleural space, and blood transfusion if required. Treatment consists of insertion of an intercostal tube and if required surgical intervention, by either video assisted thoracic surgery or open thoracotomy.Ê Key words: Drainage; Video assisted thoracic surgery; Thoracoscopy.

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