Pneumothorax Management Uptodate. Appropriate treatment of pneumothorax is dictated by the clinical assessment of symptoms, size, and etiology. The epidemiology and etiology, clinical presentation and diagnosis, and initial management of pneumothorax are discussed separately.
The epidemiology and etiology, clinical presentation and diagnosis, and initial management of pneumothorax are discussed separately. Pneumothorax, or air in the pleural space, is common in trauma, and has been found in up to 50% of severe polytrauma patients with chest injury.