What is the role of chest X-ray in the initial assessment of stable trauma patients?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 74-78

  Wisbach, Gordon G ^a   Sise, Michael J ^a   Sack, Daniel I ^a   Swanson, Sophia M ^a   Sundquist, Sanna M ^a   Paci, Gabrielle M ^a   Kingdon, Kenneth M ^a   Kaminski, Stephen S ^a  

^a SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest radiograph; Physical examination; Thoracic computerized tomography; Thoracic trauma

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; BREATHING EXERCISE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORAX INJURY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33846219568     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000251422.53368.a3     Document Type: Review

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