Hemothorax

Under hemothorax, also called hemothorax, refers to a collection of blood in the pleural space. It is a form of pleural effusion.

A hemothorax is produced by a direct injury ( eg by Chines ) of the heart or lungs. There will be a collection of blood in the chest and thus difficulty in breathing and shock.

Other causes may be postoperative rebleeding, such as lung biopsy, thoracentesis or central venous catheter- conditioning.

The patient has severe pain and it suffers from shortness of breath (dyspnea ). In addition, he developed while an increasing cyanosis.

The therapy consists primarily in the derivation of the blood by means of thoracic drainage. When massive bleeding may require surgical visited and ligated the ruptured vessel via a thoracotomy.

• Disease in emergency medicine
• Disease in intensive care
• Disease in thoracic surgery