Effectiveness of Bedside Lung Ultrasound for Clinical Follow-Up of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax Patients Treated With Tube Thoracostomy

Karagoz A., Unluer E. E. , Akcay O., Kadioglu E.

ULTRASOUND QUARTERLY, cilt.34, ss.226-232, 2018 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 34 Konu: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/ruq.0000000000000363
  • Dergi Adı: ULTRASOUND QUARTERLY
  • Sayfa Sayısı: ss.226-232

Özet

Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is a common cause of presentation to emergency departments and subsequent hospitalization. Patients with large PSP are treated with tube thoracostomy (TT) and followed up with x-rays. In this study, we investigated the efficiency of bedside ultrasound and compared it with x-ray imaging for the clinical follow-up of PSP patients treated with TT.