Background Early detection of pneumothorax is critically important. Several studies have
shown that chest ultrasonography (CUS) is a highly sensitive and specific tool. The present …

Chest wall trauma is common. Approximately half a million patients presented to emergency
departments in the United States in 2013 with an injury to their bony thorax, and about …

Background Trauma centers are seeing an increasing number of geriatric patients that are
more susceptible to injuries even from relatively minor insults such as a ground level fall …

Study objective Chest computed tomography (CT) diagnoses more injuries than chest
radiography, so-called occult injuries. Wide availability of chest CT has driven substantial …

Objectives: Trauma chest radiographs may contain subtle and time-critical pathology.
Artificial intelligence (AI) may aid in accurate reporting, timely identification and worklist …

Methods: Two independent reviewers performed an extended systematic search in
databases of Medline, EMBASE, ISI Web of Knowledge, Scopus, Cochrane Library, and …

Background Unnecessary diagnostic imaging leads to higher costs, longer emergency
department stays, and increased patient exposure to ionizing radiation. We sought to …

Study objective With increased use of chest computed tomography (CT) in trauma
evaluation, traditional teachings in regard to rib fracture morbidity and mortality may no …

Objectives: Identify the causes of thoracic trauma. Review the evaluation components for
thoracic trauma. Outline treatment options for thoracic trauma. Explain the importance of …

Study objective Widespread chest CT use in trauma evaluation may increase the diagnosis
of minor sternal fracture (SF), making former teaching about SF obsolete. We sought to …