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, vol.34, no.4, pp.226-232, 2018 (Peer-Reviewed Journal) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/ruq.0000000000000363
  • Journal Name: ULTRASOUND QUARTERLY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.226-232

Abstract

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.