HEMOPNEUMOTHORAX: REËVALUATION OF TREATMENT
Authors: G A BEATTY, R W FRELICK
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Article1 March 1952HEMOPNEUMOTHORAX: REËVALUATION OF TREATMENTGERALD A. BEATTY, M.D., F.A.C.P., ROBERT W. FRELICK, M.D.GERALD A. BEATTY, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT W. FRELICK, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-36-3-845 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSpontaneous pneumothorax is relatively common, but its complication by hemorrhage is thought to be unusual. The problem of spontaneous hemopneumothorax has been well reviewed in the literature.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7A recent article by Dorset and Terry1surveys 54 cases, 14 of which were fatal and had necropsies. Of the fatalities, 11 were dead within 24 hours. One death occurred 36 days later. At autopsy, from 1 to 4.5 liters of blood were found in the chest cavities. Relatively few clots were present. The source of bleeding was located in half of the cases. Five had torn...Bibliography1. DorsetTerry VJLT: Spontaneous hemopneumothorax with recovery, Am. J. Med. 6: 135-138, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. HarringtonFrelick LRW: Spontaneous hemopneumothorax, Delaware State M.J. 19: 179-201, 1947. Google Scholar3. HelwigSchmidt FCEC: Fatal spontaneous hemopneumothorax: review of the literature and report of one case, Ann. Int. Med. 26: 608-617, 1947. LinkGoogle Scholar4. Hartzell HC: Spontaneous hemopneumothorax—report of three cases with a review of the literature, Ann. Int. Med. 17: 496-510, 1942. LinkGoogle Scholar5. Hopkins HW: Spontaneous hemopneumothorax—report of three cases with a review of the literature, Am. J. M. Sc. 193: 763-772, 1937. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. NailsMatthews WLJ: Idiopathic hemopneumothorax—an evaluation of its treatment and report of three cases, Dis. of Chest 15: 612-623, 1949. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. ArstLaheyKunkel DBWJP: Spontaneous hemopneumothorax—report of two cases, Ann. Int. Med. 33: 718-729, 1950. LinkGoogle Scholar8. Moore RL: War injuries of the chest, Ann. Surg. 124: 367-382, 1946. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. SnyderTropea JMF: War injuries of the chest—a report of a series of 678 cases, Surgery 22: 780-800, 1947. MedlineGoogle Scholar10. Martin LD: War wounds of the chest, Surgery 21: 381-390, 1947. MedlineGoogle Scholar11. Simpson T: Traumatic hemothorax and hemopneumothorax—diagnosis and treatment, Lancet 2: 521, 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. MyersJohnstonBradshaw RTFRHH: Spontaneous hemopneumothorax, Ann. Surg. 133: 413-416, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. BeattyFrelick GARW: Spontaneous hemopneumothorax, Delaware State M. J. 23: 93-97, 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Wilmington, Delaware*Received for publication June 22, 1951.From the Chest Service, The Memorial Hospital, Wilmington, Delaware. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byVideo-assisted thoracic surgery for spontaneous haemopneumothoraxEMERGENCY THORACOTOMY FOR MASSIVE SPONTANEOUS HEMOPNEUMOTHORAXEmergency Thoracotomy for Massive Spontaneous HemopneumothoraxSpontaneous HæmopneumothoraxSPONTANEOUS HEMOPNEUMOTHORAX—WITH REFERENCE TO THE USE OF STREPTOKINASE AND STREPTODORNASE*PHILIP N. JONES, ROY S. BIGHAM JR. 1 March 1952Volume 36, Issue 3Page: 845-851KeywordsAutopsyBloodHemorrhageThorax ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...