Ultrasound Diagnosis of Pneumothorax in Blunt Chest Trauma: A Correlation Study with Computed Tomography Thorax in Emergency Department Patients at Tertiary Care Centre in Salem, Tamil Nadu
Lung ultrasound is a reliable, radiation-free method for assessing pneumothorax, pleural effusion, contusion, and hemothorax, offering a definitive, sensitive, and accurate diagnosis.
Authors
- Pooja Rani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9312-4069)
- Senthil Kumar Manickam
- P. Panneerselvam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-9949)
- Melvin Dominic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6468-7417)
- Syed Abthahir Sirajudeen
- Moturi Sai Vineeth
- V. K. Sreelakshmi
- Jinka Venakata Durgaprasad
Institutions
- Madurai Medical College (IN)
- Vinayaka Missions University (IN)
- Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research Institute (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pharmacy And Bioallied Sciences
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_932_24
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00