Neonatal Pneumothorax
Neonatal Terms
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- Occurs in 0.07% of healthy newborns
- High intensity fiberoptic light source used to detect pneumothorax
- Blood accumulated in the pleural space
- Air accumulation in the pleural space
- Pus accumulated in the pleural space
- Lymph accumulated in the pleural space
- Method used for aspiration of air in an emergency situation
- Used in NICU's to evacuate air or fluid from the pleural space
- chest tube that has a curved end
- Method used to detect pneumothorax by shining light through chest of infant
- chest drainage system
- Part of the Pleur evac that collects the fluid draining from the chest tube
- Chamber on the Pleur evac that allows air to escape on exhalation and prevent air from entering
- Indication of an air leak
- Not recommended because can create dangerously high negative pressure
- can be regulated by a dial turned to the ordered suction amount
- Color of the water in the water seal chamber
- Can be caused by coughing or crying, milking the tubing, disconnecting the suction
- Positioning of Pleur evac to promote drainage from the pleural cavity
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