Meta-analysis of the optimal needle length and decompression site for tension pneumothorax and consensus recommendations on current ATLS and ETC guidelines.
Ahmad SJS, Degiannis JR, Head M, Ahmed AR, Gelber E, Hakky S, Kieser A, Müller M, Darling J, Jakob DA, Kyriazidis IP, Degiannis K, Dorn P, Lala A, Bowman C, Wilkinson D, Whiteley G, Hassan U, Mohamed Y, Loo KH, Davies YD, Egan R, Pouwels S, Coulthard A, Churchill L, Bhavra K, Bailey C, Johnson I, Rees I, Williams D, Hajibandeh S, Yang W, Subbe CP, Owen A, Rawaf D, Khamise A, Khalid AW, Parmar C, Soler JA, Khalil M, Mohajer-Bastami A, Moin S, Archid R, Abdulmajed M, Jones R, Balasubaramaniam V, Al-Salihi R, Shoker A, Hwang MJ, Griffiths O, Pandey S, Lee-Smith L, Exadaktylos AK.
Ahmad SJS, et al.
World J Emerg Surg. 2025 May 19;20(1):39. doi: 10.1186/s13017-025-00613-7.
World J Emerg Surg. 2025.
PMID: 40383767
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CONCLUSION: Based on our meta-analysis, a 7 cm needle may be appropriate for decompression of right-sided tension pneumothorax at either the 5th intercostal space along the midaxillary line or the 2nd intercostal space along the midclavicular line. ...
CONCLUSION: Based on our meta-analysis, a 7 cm needle may be appropriate for decompression of right-sided tension pneumothorax at either the …