The effect of pulmonary contusions on lung sliding during bedside ultrasound

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 363-365

  Platz, Elke ^a,b   Cydulka, Rita ^c,d   Werner, Sandra ^c,d   Resnick, Jessica ^e   Jones, Robert ^c,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Akron General Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLUNT TRAUMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG CONTUSION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONTUSIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOTHORAX; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPINE POSITION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 62749122226     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.01.012     Document Type: Letter

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