Chest Tube Placement in Mechanically Ventilated Trauma Patients: Differences between Computed Tomography-Based Indication and Clinical Decision

Chest Tube Placement in Mechanically Ventilated Trauma Patients: Differences between Computed Tomography-Based Indication and Clinical Decision

The rate of occult pneumothorax in intubated and mechanically ventilated trauma patients until initial computed tomography (CT) remains undetermined. The primary aims of this study were to analyze initial chest CTs with respect to the thoracic pathology of trauma, the clinical injury severity, and c...

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Main Authors: Manuel Florian Struck, Christian Kleber, Sebastian Ewens, Sebastian Ebel, Holger Kirsten, Sebastian Krämer, Stefan Schob, Georg Osterhoff, Felix Girrbach, Peter Hilbert-Carius, Benjamin Ondruschka, Gunther Hempel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
chest trauma
pneumothorax
mechanical ventilation
chest tube placement
computed tomography
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/14/4043

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