Chest drains in traumatic occult pneumothorax
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Occult pneumothorax, revisited
Pneumothorax is a recognized cause of preventable death following chest wall trauma where a simple intervention can be life saving. In cases of trauma patients where cervical spine immobilization is mandatory, supine AP chest radiograph is the most practical initial study. It is however not as sensitive as CT chest for early detection of a pneumothorax. "Occult" pneumothorax is an accepted defi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1472-0205,1472-0213
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.033449