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The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency, timing, and risk factors for iatrogenic pneumothorax after EMG. <jats:italic>Methods<\/jats:italic>: Cases of pneumothorax after EMG were reviewed for clinical, electrophysiological, and radiological data. <jats:italic>Results<\/jats:italic>: Of 64,490 EMG studies, 7 patients had an association between the EMG and pneumothorax. All patients were symptomatic and presented within 24 hours of EMG. Sampling of serratus anterior and diaphragm was causative in 1 patient each. In 5 patients, multiple high\u2010risk muscles were sampled. The highest frequency of pneumothorax was observed with examination of serratus anterior (0.445%) and diaphragm (0.149%). <jats:italic>Conclusions<\/jats:italic>: The frequency of symptomatic iatrogenic pneumothorax after EMG appears to be low, and examinations of serratus anterior and diaphragm carry the highest risk. Electromyographers should be aware of the risk of pneumothorax and should counsel patients accordingly. <jats:italic>Muscle Nerve<\/jats:italic> <jats:bold>53<\/jats:bold>: 518\u2013521, 2016<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/mus.24883","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,8,20]],"date-time":"2015-08-20T16:39:19Z","timestamp":1440088759000},"page":"518-521","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":23,"title":["The risk of iatrogenic pneumothorax after electromyography"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"53","author":[{"given":"Charles D.","family":"Kassardjian","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology Mayo Clinic 200 First Street Rochester Minnesota 55905 USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cullen M.","family":"O'gorman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology Mayo Clinic 200 First Street Rochester Minnesota 55905 USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eric J.","family":"Sorenson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology Mayo Clinic 200 First Street Rochester Minnesota 55905 USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2015,9,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_6_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/mus.10315"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.290.14.1868"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1159\/000050533"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_5_1","first-page":"601","article-title":"Pneumothorax after electromyographic electrode insertion in the paracervical muscles: case report and radiographic analysis","volume":"67","author":"Honet JE","year":"1986","journal-title":"Arch Phys Med Rehabil"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_6_1","first-page":"653","article-title":"Pneumothorax. 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