The administration of oxygen to a patient with a pneumothorax will speed the rate at which resolution occurs once the leak has stopped.

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Oxygen therapy can increase the rate of reabsorption of air in the pleural space in a pneumothorax by increasing the gradient for nitrogen to diffuse out of the pleural space into the blood, thereby speeding up the resolution of the pneumothorax once the air leak has sealed.

The Administration of Oxygen to a Patient with a Pneumothorax