Rare pulmonary barotrauma after explosive decompression: a case report

Abstract Background Pneumothorax as a consequence of pulmonary barotrauma during explosive decompression military crew training in a hypobaric chamber is an extremely rare and sparsely diagnosed complication. Extensive bilateral tissue damage is even more unexpected. Case presentation A 26-year-old...

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Main Authors: Jakub Tlapák, Boris Oniščenko, Petr Došel, Pavel Požár, Petr Chmátal, Michal Hájek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-020-01321-5