Comparative study of National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study (NEXUS) chest algorithm and extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma (E-FAST) in the early detection of blunt chest injuries in polytrauma patients

Comparative study of National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study (NEXUS) chest algorithm and extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma (E-FAST) in the early detection of blunt chest injuries in polytrauma patients

Introduction: Chest imaging plays a prominent role in the assessment of patients with blunt trauma. Selection of the right approach at the right time is fundamental in the management of patients with blunt chest trauma.[1] A reliable, economic, bedside, and rapidly accomplished screening test can be...

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Main Authors: Yasmin Z. Attia, Nashwa M. Abd Elgeleel, Hazem M. El-Hariri, Gouda M. Ellabban, Maged El-SETOUHY, Jon Mark Hirshon, Adel H Elbaih, Mohamed El-Shinawi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Pneumothorax
Hemothorax
E-FAST
NEXUS
Blunt chest trauma
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X23000083

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