Background: Ultrasound has proven to be very accurate in the diagnosis of pneumothorax in
the trauma suite. It is unknown whether this accuracy is maintained over time in patients with …

Pneumothorax after trauma can be a life threatening injury and its care requires expeditious
and accurate diagnosis and possible intervention. We performed a prospective, single …

Background Surgeon-performed ultrasound has become ubiquitous in the trauma suite.
Initial reports suggest that sonography may be used for the detection of pneumothorax. The …

BACKGROUND Ultrasonography for trauma is a widely used tool in the initial evaluation of
trauma patients with complete ultrasonography of trauma (CUST) demonstrating …

Background Thoracic ultrasound may rapidly diagnose pneumothorax when radiographs
are unobtainable; the accuracy is not known. Methods We prospectively evaluated thoracic …

Methods: This was a prospective, observational study on a convenience sample of patients
presenting to a trauma center who had a thoracic ultrasound (TUS) evaluation for PTX …

Objective Ultrasound (US) has been shown to be effective at identifying a pneumothorax
(PTX); however, the additional value of adding multiple views has not been studied. Single …

Objective. The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of sonographic
pneumothorax detection by radiology residents as a part of extended focused assessment …

DISCUSSION Pneumothorax frequently accompanies penetrating chest trauma,
accompanies significant blunt chest injury, and follows barotrauma. The diagnosis of …

A relatively new application of emergency ultrasound is its use in the diagnosis of
pneumothorax. In patients with major trauma, early detection and treatment of pneumothorax …