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Neonatal Pneumothorax | Early Recognition, Diagnosis & Emergency Management in the NICU

simple neonatology · 7 Sept 2026 · 31 min

Summary

A practical teaching video on neonatal pneumothorax, covering causes, risk factors, early clinical signs and when to suspect tension pneumothorax. It reviews diagnosis with transillumination, chest X-ray and ultrasound, and management including observation, needle decompression, chest drain indications and ventilator adjustments.

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