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Pleural ultrasonography versus chest radiography for the diagnosis of pneumothorax: review of the literature and meta-analysis

INTRODUCTION: Ultrasonography is being increasingly utilized in acute care settings with expanding applications. Pneumothorax evaluation by ultrasonography is a fast, safe, easy and inexpensive alternative to chest radiographs. In this review, we provide a comprehensive analysis of the current liter...

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Autores principales: Alrajab, Saadah, Youssef, Asser M, Akkus, Nuri I, Caldito, Gloria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4057340/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24060427
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc13016