Diagnostic Performance of Point of Care Ultrasound Compared to Chest X-Ray in Patients with Hypoxia at a Teaching Hospital Emergency Department in Uganda

BACKGROUND: Hypoxia is a common presentation in the Emergency Department (ED) worldwide. It affects 9-12% of hospitalized adults in Sub-Saharan Africa. Timely diagnosis of the multiple causes such as pneumonia, heart failure among others is challenging. Chest X-Ray (CXR), one of the most utilized im...

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Autores principales: Kizito, Prisca Mary, Bagonza, Kenneth Daniel, Odakha, Justine Athieno, Nalugya, Linda Grace, Opejo, Pius, Muyingo, Anthony, Chen, Harry, Harborne, Derek
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: African Federation for Emergency Medicine 2023
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10019986/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36937619
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2023.02.004

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10019986/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36937619
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2023.02.004

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