The accuracy of thoracic ultrasound for detection of pneumothorax is not sustained over time: A preliminary study

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1384-1389

  Dente, Christopher J ^a,b   Ustin, Jeffrey ^a   Feliciano, David V ^a   Rozycki, Grace S ^a   Wyrzykowski, Amy D ^a   Nicholas, Jeffrey M ^a   Salomone, Jeffrey P ^a   Ingram, Walter L ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Glenn Memorial Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Pneumothorax; Surgeon performed ultrasound; Tube thoracostomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; STAB WOUND; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THORACOSTOMY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34250335612     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318058249b     Document Type: Article

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