“Spontaneous Pneumothorax Emergency” – YouTube Video By Dr. Larry Mellick With Additional Resources

In this post I link to “Spontaneous Pneumothorax Emergency” – from Dr. Larry Mellick’s YouTube Channel with additional resources.

In the these additional resources I link to:

Here is the prologue to Dr. Mellick’s video

In this video a 21 year old with a large spontaneous pneumothorax is treated with a TRU-CLOSE® Thoracic Vent instead of chest tube. This technique effectively treats a pneumothorax while avoiding the degree of pain and incapacitation associated with chest tubes.

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