Occult Pneumothoraces in Acute Trauma Patients
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Occult Pneumothoraces in Acute Trauma Patients
INTRODUCTION Many traumatic pneumothoraces (PTX) are not seen on initial chest radiograph (CR) (occult PTX) but are detected only on computed tomography (CT). Although CR remains the first tool for detecting PTX, most trauma patients with significant thoracoabdominal injuries will receive both CT and CR. The primary objective of this study was to retrospectively determine the effectiveness of C...
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عنوان ژورنال: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1936-900X,1936-9018
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2011.9.6781