Sonographic diagnosis of pneumothorax

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 224-232

  Volpicelli, Giovanni ^a  

^a SAN LUIGI GONZAGA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chest sonography; Emergency ultrasound; Lung ultrasound; Pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART ARREST; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PNEUMOTHORAX; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; PNEUMOTHORAX;

EID: 79953824984     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-010-2079-y     Document Type: Review

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