Lung ultrasound in blunt chest trauma: A clinical review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Bedside lung sonography is recognized as a reliable diagnostic modality in trauma settings due to its ability to detect alterations both in lung parenchyma and in pleural cavities. In severe blunt chest trauma, lung ultrasound can identify promptly life-threatening conditions which may need direct intervention, whereas in minor trauma, lung ultrasound contributes to detection of acute pathologies which are often initially radio-occult and helps in the selection of those patients that might need further investigation.

Topic description

We did a literature search on databases EMBASE, PubMed, SCOPUS and Google Scholar using the terms 'trauma', 'lung contusion', 'pneumothorax', 'hemothorax' and 'lung ultrasound'. The latest articles were reviewed and this article wa

SUBMITTER: Rovida S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8841950 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature