International Pain and Spine Intervention Society Emergency Protocols: Pneumothorax
Ronald A. Wasserman, Ryan M. Meral, Mihir Joshi · 2026
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Description
Ronald A. Wasserman and co-authors wrote a 2026 emergency protocol for the International Pain and Spine Intervention Society. It covers pneumothorax, air leaking into the chest cavity, as a complication of pain procedures done near the lung lining. The dangerous form, tension pneumothorax, traps air under pressure and can stop the heart.
The protocol walks through presentations that range from mild breathlessness and chest pain to collapse. Two teaching cases show symptoms starting about twenty minutes after injections or nerve ablation near the chest. Key steps stress fast recognition, extra oxygen, immediate needle decompression when patients are unstable, and rapid transfer for definitive care. The document gives pain physicians a ready plan for a rare but life-threatening event.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ronald A. Wasserman, Ryan M. Meral, Mihir Joshi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 21 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |