Hemothorax
Original Editor - Claire Knott Top Contributors - Nina Myburg, Claire Knott, Kim Jackson, Vidya Acharya, Adam Vallely Farrell and Karen Wilson
The term hemothorax can be defined as the entry of pleural fluid and blood into the pleural cavity. Pleural fluid with a hematocrit of 25% - 50% of the patient’sblood could lead to the diagnosis of a hemothorax..[1] Hemothorax can also occur spontaneously or as a complication during or following surgeryhowever,r this is much less common. The bleeding can originate from any intrathoracic structure and can compromise the function of the lungs.[2]
Symptoms[edit | edit source]
- fever
- pallor
- chest pain
- chest heaviness
- dyspnea
- tachycardia
- cold sweats
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Patrini D, Panagiotopoulos N, Pararajasingham J, Gvinianidze L, Iqbal Y, Lawrence DR. Etiology and management of spontaneous haemothorax. Journal of thoracic disease. 2015 Mar;7(3):520.
- ↑ Mancini MC, Scanlin T, Serebrisky D, Talavera F, Karwande SV, Milliken JC & Callahan C. Hemothorax (2018). Retrieved fromhttps://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2047916-overview
