American Journal of Perinatology, Table of Contents Am J Perinatol 1984; 1(4): 345-348DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1000036 ORIGINAL ARTICLE © 1984 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Pneumothorax Due to Endotracheal Tube SuctionGad Alpan, Benjamin Glick, Ofra Peleg, Yair Amit, Fabian Eyal Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah University Hospital-Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article ABSTRACT Traumatic pneumothoraces in ventilated premature infants are mostly related to high applied airway pressures. We report five cases of pneumothorax after endotracheal tube suctioning that illustrate two different mechanisms by which this may occur. Following suggested preventive measures, such complications have not recurred. Full Text
