Open AccessDIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF ULTRASOUND IN THE DETECTION OF PNEUMOTHORAX IN CHEST TRAUMA PATIENTS WITH CT AS THE GOLD STANDARD
Author(s) -
Danquale Vance Kynshikhar,
Chaman Lal Kaushal,
Ashwani Tomar,
Neeti Aggarwal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of medical and biomedical studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-8698
pISSN - 2589-868X
DOI - 10.32553/ijmbs.v5i7.2022
Subject(s) - pneumothorax , medicine , gold standard (test) , ultrasound , radiology , focused assessment with sonography for trauma , diagnostic accuracy , emergency department , predictive value , emergency ultrasound , lung ultrasound , blunt , psychiatry , abdominal trauma
Background: To study the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound in the detection of pneumothorax in chest trauma patients with CT as the Gold Standard
Methods: The present study was conducted from 31th July 2018 to 30th July 2019. A total of 36 patients were enrolled in the study.
Results: By chest ultrasound, pneumothorax was detected in 15 of 24 patients. The sensitivity of chest ultrasound for the diagnosis of pneumothorax was 62.5%, specificity was 100%, positive predictive value (PPV) was 100%, negative predictive value (NPV) was 54.14% and accuracy was 75%.
Conclusion: Chest ultrasound can play an important role in the emergency department aiding a physician for bedside rapid and accurate diagnosis of pneumothorax without interruption in the resuscitation process and without transferring the patient to the radiology section.
Keywords: Ultrasound, CT, Pneumothorax