Risk factors associated with neonatal pneumothorax in the neonatal intensive care unit: 10 years of experience in a single-center
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This 10-year retrospective study identifies key risk factors for mortality in neonates with pneumothorax requiring chest tube placement. Primary lung disease, mechanical ventilation need, bilateral pneumothorax, and birth weight under 2500g significantly worsen prognosis, with 28.6% mortality in ventilated patients versus zero in non-ventilated cases.
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- Neonatal pneumothorax requiring mechanical ventilation carries 28.6% mortality risk versus 0% in spontaneously breathing infants.
- Primary lung disease, bilateral pneumothorax, and birth weight ≤2500g are significant independent mortality predictors in NICU pneumothorax.
- Over half (55.6%) of pneumothorax cases occurred in term/late-preterm infants (≥36 weeks), not just extreme prematurity.
- Two-thirds of NICU pneumothorax cases had underlying primary lung disease; one-third had associated congenital anomalies.
- All neonates managed without mechanical ventilation survived, highlighting ventilator support as key prognostic threshold.
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How to cite: GlobalCastMD. Risk factors associated with neonatal pneumothorax in the neonatal intensive care unit: 10 years of experience in a single-center. GlobalCastMD Medical Library. 2024-12-24. https://dev.library.globalcastmd.com/article/9566?via_space=staycurrentmd
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