This review evaluates the accuracy of prehospital ultrasound for the diagnoses of pneumothorax, haemothorax and pulmonary contusions in patients with trauma. Methods A systematic review and ...

Advanced emphysema linked to high false positivity rate for pneumothorax in point of care ultrasound suggests a new study published in the Respiratory Medicine. Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is ...

Pneumothorax: A condition where air leaks into the space between the lung and chest wall, potentially causing lung collapse. Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS): A portable ultrasound performed at ...

Accident and Emergency Department, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth. OBJECTIVE--To examine the management of traumatic pneumothorax in a department where some of these injuries do not receive chest drains ...

manchester.ac.uk Blood pleurodesis has been used to treat pneumothorax and persistent postoperative air leak following pneumonectomy. However, the indications for this procedure and the exact ...