Symptomatic spontaneous pneumothorax in a newborn: a case report
Neumotórax espontáneo sintomático en un recién nacido: reporte de un caso.
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Symptomatic spontaneous pneumothorax is a rare event in newborns. Although its course is benign and has spontaneous resolution in most cases, more aggressive interventions must be performed in some cases. There is no record of a case of spontaneous pneumothorax in the newborn in the Colombian literature, nor complete statistics of similar events of air leaks.
This is the case of a full-term newborn, male, with eutocic (normal) delivery and good adaptation at the time of birth, who develops severe respiratory distress over the hours that requires admission to the Intensive Care Unit. A pneumothorax is present; oxygen (O2) management is started, and he requires a thoracic puncture with subsequent resolution and discharge without complications.
All staff caring for newborns must understand physiological changes at the time of birth to anticipate complications in newborns. Emphasis should be placed on the importance of avoiding early discharge before 24 hours, which can eventually have fatal consequences.
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