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Pneumothorax Learning Center
Complications could include:
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tension pneumothorax
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Recurrent pneumothorax
- Cardiogenic Shock
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Another collapsed lung in the future; Shock;
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Most people recover fully from spontaneous pneumothorax. Up to half of patients with spontaneous pneumothorax experience recurrence. Recovery from a collapsed lung generally takes one to two weeks. Tension pneumothorax can cause death rapidly due ...
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Cardiogenic shock is a state in which the heart has been damaged so much that it is unable to supply enough blood to the organs of the body.
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