Occult Pneumothoraces in Acute Trauma Patients
Introduction: Many traumatic pneumothoraces (PTX) are not seen on initial chest radiograph (CR)(occult PTX) but are detected only on computed tomography (CT). Although CR remains the first toolfor detecting PTX, most trauma patients with significant thoracoabdominal injuries will receive both CTand...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2012-12-01
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Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://escholarship.org/uc/item/33c8s7f1 |