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Lung ultrasound versus chest radiography for the diagnosis of pneumothorax in critically ill patients: A prospective, single-blind study

BACKGROUND: Radiologic data remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of pneumothorax (PTX). The use of ultrasonography (US) has recently emerged as the method of choice with physicians who can perform bedside US. PURPOSE: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of lung US against bedside chest radiogr...

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Autores principales: Abdalla, W, Elgendy, M, Abdelaziz, AA, Ammar, MA
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4916808/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27375379
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1658-354X.174906