Is Pneumothorax Size on Chest X-Ray a Predictor of Neonatal Mortality?
Articles > Article · 2013
Authors: Esra Arun Ozer, Ali Yüksel Ergin, Sumer Sütçüoğlu, Can Öztürk, Ali YURTSEVEN
IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2013, vol 23, pp 541-545
Summary
Objective: Pneumothorax in newborns may result in a significant mortality and morbidity. To predict who will survive or die is of great importance in the clinical management. The aim of this study is to address whether assessment of pneumothorax size on chest X-ray may be a predictor of prognosis in newborns presenting with pneumothorax.