RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Ultrasound to detect haemothorax after chest injury
JF Emergency Medicine Journal
JO Emerg Med J
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
SP 581
OP 582
DO 10.1136/emj.2007.051334
VO 24
IS 8
A1 Kirsty McEwan
A1 Peter Thompson
YR 2007
UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/24/8/581.abstract
AB A short cut review was carried out to establish whether ultrasonography is as sensitive and specific as chest x ray or computed tomography (CT) scan in detecting haemothorax after chest trauma. Thirty-nine papers were found using the reported searches, of which six presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of these best papers are shown in table 3. It is concluded that ultrasonography is more sensitive and as specific as chest x ray at detecting haemothorax in patients with chest trauma.