Tube thoracostomy
Evacuation of >1500mL of blood immediately or 200mL/hr x 4hr = consider thoracotomy
Autotransfuse lost blood if possible
Evacuation of >1500mL of blood immediately or 200mL/hr x 4hr = consider thoracotomy
Most spontaneous pneumothorax (primary and secondary)
Most iatrogenic pneumothorax
Alveolar-pleural fistulae (small air leak)
Iatrogenic air
Traumatic pneumothorax
Traumatic<unk>  ("any acute<unk>  visible on chest radiograph")
Pneumothorax on mechanical ventilation
Non-traumatic tension pneumothorax
Malignant effusion
Trauma/bleeding<unk> /hemopneumothorax)
Bronchial-pleural fistulae (large air leak)
Malignant fluid
Empyema
Thick pus
Hemothorax
Airway/Pulmonary
Chylothorax
Bronchial injury
Tension pneumothorax
Diaphragmatic trauma
Spontaneous pneumothorax
Traumatic pneumothorax