Open AccessA recommended method in order to interpret chest x-rays for diagnosing small size pneumothorax
Author(s) -
Mohammad-Reza Ghane,
Amin Saburi,
Hamid Reza Javadzadeh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of critical illness and injury science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.274
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2231-5004
pISSN - 2229-5151
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5151.109417
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumothorax , radiology , emergency department , diagnostic accuracy , surgery , psychiatry
Pneumothorax can be a both progressive and life threatening disorder. In this survey we evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of a recommended method for the interpretation of chest X-Rays (CXRs) compared to the common method in diagnosis of iatrogenic Pneumothorax in an emergency department.