A pulmonary bleb is a small collection of air between the lung and the outer surface of the lung (visceral pleura) usually found in the upper lobe of the lung. When a bleb ruptures the air escapes ...

Chest tubes are placed in neonates to evacuate either air (pneumothorax) or fluid (effusion, hemothorax, and empyema) from the pleural or mediastinal space, allowing reexpansion of the lung and ...

A few years ago, my twin boys were born seven weeks before their due date. They were hospitalized for a month in a neonatal intensive care unit in Denver, receiving care that totaled over $300,000. If ...