Accuracy of transillumination in the recognition of pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum in the neonate.

The chests of all patients with acute respiratory symptoms in the Holden Newborn Intensive Care Unit of our hospital were transilluminated as a part of the physical examination. This was done by the attending nurses and physicians, applying the method of Kuhns et al. I Radiographs taken subsequently were reviewed by the Department of Pediatric Radiology for the presence or absence of pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum. When present, these were graded as small,