Ultrasound would be especially useful to detect pneumothorax in situations when a physical exam and lung sound assessment are difficult, such as a helicopter transport. Look for this technology to ...

Delayed pneumothorax is an underappreciated complication after transbronchial biopsy that may require tube thoracostomy as demonstrated by this case. Given the clear lung sliding seen on the immediate ...

A high-frequency (15-7 MHz) linear transducer, which is generally limited by a depth of 6 cm, may also be used for the evaluation of subpleural consolidations or pneumothorax which ... In normal, ...

Lung ultrasound (LUS) has recently become a frequently used ... and is useful to guide treatment (i.e. surfactant for respiratory distress syndrome, pleural drainage for pneumothorax and pleural ...

Correspondence to Dr John Harvey, North Bristol Lung Centre, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK; john.harvey{at}nbt.nhs.uk Secondary pneumothorax (SSP) is associated with underlying lung disease ...

Introduction: Rat thoracic ultrasound (RATTUS ... lung atelectasis and lung retraction) was considered indicative for pneumothorax (Figure 2). Specificity and sensitivity of the lung point, the ...

usually found in the upper lobe of the lung. When a bleb ruptures the air escapes into the chest cavity causing a pneumothorax (air between the lung and chest cavity) which can result in a collapsed ...

As many as 1 in 100 hospitalized COVID-19 patients may experience a pneumothorax, or punctured lung, according to a multicenter observational case series published yesterday in the European ...