Atmospheric pressure influences the risk of pneumothorax : Beware of the storm

Idiopathic spontaneous pneumothorax (ISP) results from rupture of blebs, bullas, or diseased alveolar walls. Initiating mechanisms may relate to increased transpulmonary pressure. The possible impact of changes in atmospheric pressure (Patm) on the occurrence of ISP remains uncertain. We studied the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 2007-06, Vol.131 (6), p.1877-1882
Hauptverfasser:	ALIFANO, Marco, FORTI PARRI, Sergio N, BONFANTI, Barbara, ABU ARAB, Walid, PASSINI, Alessia, BOARON, Maurizio, ROCHE, Nicolas
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Atmospheric Pressure Biological and medical sciences Cardiology. Vascular system Cluster Analysis Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Humans Incidence Italy - epidemiology Longitudinal Studies Medical sciences Pneumology Pneumothorax - epidemiology Pneumothorax - physiopathology Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases Risk Factors Temperature
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