Open AccessLung ultrasound versus chest radiography for the diagnosis of pneumothorax in critically ill patients: A prospective, single-blind study
Author(s) -
Waleed Abdalla,
Mohammed A Elgendy,
Ahmed Abdelaziz,
Mona Ahmed Ammar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.174906
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumothorax , gold standard (test) , radiology , critically ill , lung ultrasound , radiography , prospective cohort study , lung , ultrasound , diagnostic accuracy , surgery
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.