Abstract
Retrospectvie analysis of a set of patients treated for traumatic pneumothorax in the Trauma Centre of Teaching Hospital in Pilsen over a period of five years. the set included subjects whose injury fell within the definition of traumatic pneumothorax and who underwent either primary Treatment or secondary transport to the Trauma Centre following basic Treatment in another health facility on the day that the trauma occurred. The diagnostic proces is based on clinical examination and chest radiogram.
However, ultrasound examination could be an alternative to chest radiogram in emergency situations. Computed tomography is the method of first choice for more serious traumas and inconclusive finding.
To manage this condition, proper drainage of the relevant pleural cavity is sufficient in the vast majority of the patients. With timely diagnosis and adequate therapeutic intervention, the prognosis for patients with traumatic pneumothorax is favourable.