Diagnostic Accuracy of Bedside Lung Ultrasound in Detecting Traumatic Pneumothorax by Novice Physicians in the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital of Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Traumatic pneumothorax is a life-threatening condition requiring vigilant clinical assessment and urgent management. Lung ultrasound (LUS) is considered to be a safer, rapid, and accurate modality for the early diagnosis of traumatic pneumothorax. The principle objective of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of bedside LUS performed by trained novice physicians in the diagnosis of traumatic pneumothorax as compared to supine chest X-rays (CXRs) and/or computed tomography (CT) scans and/or air leak during needle/tube thoracostomy as composite standard.

Methods

It is a prospective, cross-sectional, single-blinded study using a nonprobability quota sampling technique. A total of 96 patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with polytrauma

SUBMITTER: Malla M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11427713 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature