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What Causes A Lung Collapse After An Accident?
My daughter was in a terrible accident, and has head trauma. She has been in the NICU for two weeks now. She has a Trach and is breathing on her own. Today her lung collapsed and they put her back on the breathing machine because she has pneumonia. Is this common for the lung to collapse?
Tue, 6 Sep 2016
Hello and thanks you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein and I will try to help you as much as I can with my answer.
Yes,it is common,especially after trauma and after mechanical ventilation. This is caused by pneumothorax and underlying cause may be pneumonia or lung injury.
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Yes,it is common,especially after trauma and after mechanical ventilation. This is caused by pneumothorax and underlying cause may be pneumonia or lung injury.
I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us.
Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.
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