Mechanisms of Pneumothorax in the Critically Ill Air can accumulate in the pleural space in three ways: Rupture of the visceral pleura allowing air to travel from alveoli to the pleural space (an "internal" pneumothorax, as from barotrauma from mechanical ventilation, or the rupture of a bulla or bleb);
Pneumothorax in the ICU
Pneumothorax in the ICU
Pneumothorax in the ICU
Mechanisms of Pneumothorax in the Critically Ill Air can accumulate in the pleural space in three ways: Rupture of the visceral pleura allowing air to travel from alveoli to the pleural space (an "internal" pneumothorax, as from barotrauma from mechanical ventilation, or the rupture of a bulla or bleb);