Day: March 24, 2020

Premature newborn after chest tube placement

CXR of chest tube malfunction with chest tube in the subcutaneous tissues of the chest wall
CXR AP shows diffuse ground glass opacity throughout the lungs and a large amount of air in the right pleural space causing mediastinal shift to the left while the right-sided chest tube courses through the subcutaneous tissues of the right chest wall and never enters the right pleural space.

The diagnosis was persistent pneumothorax in a patient with respiratory distress syndrome due to the chest tube tip not being in the pleural space.