Original Research Article I Volume 3 I Issue 3 I 2015

Study of the role of ultrasonography in blunt chest trauma

Mona Abd El baset Mahmoud Khattab; Khaled Saad Eldin Karara; Sherif Elsayed Hegab; Ayman Ahmed Nosseir

Biolife; 2015, 3(3), pp 697-701

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7294486

Abstract:

The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the role of thoracic ultrasound for detection of hemopneumothorax and pericardial collection and treatment in patients with blunt chest trauma. This study included 50 patients admitted to Emergency department in alexandria university hospital presented with isolated blunt chest trauma or polytrauma with chest involvement, their age ranged from 16-80 years, 88% of them were males and 12% were females, males are more than females because they are more active & physically more mobile.

Keywords:

Thoracic injuries, blunt cardiac injuries, thoracic trauma

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Article Dates:

Received: 8 July 2015; Accepted: 24 August 2015; Published: 7September 2015

How To Cite:

Mona Abd El baset Mahmoud Khattab, Khaled Saad Eldin Karara, Sherif Elsayed Hegab, & Ayman Ahmed Nosseir. (2022). Study of the role of ultrasonography in blunt chest trauma. Biolife, 3(3), 697–701. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7294486

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