Lung ultrasound underdiagnoses pneumothorax in trauma patients
AuntMinnie
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Lung ultrasound underdiagnoses clinically significant pneumothorax, suggest findings published September 20 in Surgery. Researchers led by Jarrett Santorelli, MD, from the University of California, San Diego found that ultrasound on initial trauma evaluation has low sensitivity and a high rate of false-negative exams.
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