Tension hemothorax

Last revised by Rania Adel Anan on 3 Dec 2022

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Anan R, Feger J, et al. Tension hemothorax. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 09 Dec 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-65121

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-65121

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/65121

rID:

65121

Article created:

24 Dec 2018, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

3 Dec 2022, Rania Adel Anan ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Rania Adel Anan had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

4 times, by 4 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest, Trauma

Tags:

cases, thorax, stub

Synonyms:

Tension hemothorax
Tension hemothoraces
Tension haemothoraces

A tension hemothorax refers to a hemothorax that exerts a considerable mass effect. It often results from massive intrathoracic hemorrhage and often causes ipsilateral lung compression and mediastinal displacement.