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Neumotórax en bebés - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Síndrome de escape de aire

Tratamiento:

Es posible que los bebés asintomáticos no necesiten tratamiento. El equipo médico vigilará la respiración, la frecuencia cardíaca y el color del bebé.

Si el bebé está teniendo síntomas, el médico colocará una aguja o un tubo delgado, llamado catéter, dentro del pecho del bebé para extraer el aire que se ha escapado hacia el espacio pleural.

El tratamiento puede durar desde unos días hasta unas cuantas semanas.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

Algunos escapes de aire desaparecerán por sí solos al cabo de unos días sin tratamiento. El pronóstico de los bebés que son tratados sacándoles el aire con una aguja o con un catéter normalmente es bueno después del tratamiento.

Complicaciones:

Aunque a los bebés conectados a respiradores se los vigila cuidadosamente, se pueden presentar escapes de aire.

A medida que el aire se acumula en el pecho, puede empujar el corazón hacia el otro lado del tórax. Esto ejerce presión tanto sobre el pulmón que no ha colapsado como sobre el corazón. Esta afección se denomina neumotórax a tensión y es una emergencia médica.

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

A menudo, el neumotórax se descubre poco después de que el bebé nace. Llame al médico si su bebé tiene síntomas de neumotórax.

  • Reviewed last on: 1/28/2010
  • Kimberly G. Lee, MD, MSc, IBCLC, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Dudell GG, Stoll BJ. Respiratory tract disorders. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 101.

Hermansen CL, Lorah KN. Respiratory distress in the newborn. Am Fam Physician. 2007;76:987-994.

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