Managing tube thoracostomy with thoracic ultrasound: results from a randomized pilot study
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DOI: 10.1007/s00068-020-01554-3
Abstract: Tube thoracostomy (TT) is a simple and a life-saving procedure; nevertheless, it carries morbidity, even after its removal. Currently, TT is managed and removed by chest X-ray (CXR) evaluation. There are limitations and these are… read more here.
Keywords: tube thoracostomy; thoracostomy thoracic; study; thoracic ultrasound ... See more keywords
Comparison between thoracic ultrasound and chest x-ray in non-infective early complications detection after cardiac implantable electronic devices implantation procedures
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DOI: 10.1093/europace/euad122.506
Abstract: Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background In the immediate postoperative of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) implantation procedures, literature and practice suggest the use of chest radiography as a gold standard diagnostic… read more here.
Keywords: thoracic ultrasound; chest; implantable electronic; cardiac implantable ... See more keywords
Thoracic ultrasound alone or in combination with tracheal amylase as a tool predictor of ventilator-associated pneumonia in neurocritical patients
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000032149
Abstract: In this study, we aim to evaluate whether thoracic ultrasound (TUS) and tracheal amylase (TA) alone or in combination can predict the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in neurocritical patients. Consecutive adult patients with neurocritical… read more here.
Keywords: thoracic ultrasound; predictor; neurocritical patients; tracheal amylase ... See more keywords
Thoracic ultrasound recognition of competence: A position paper of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
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DOI: 10.1111/resp.12977
Abstract: The ability to perform bedside thoracic ultrasound is increasingly recognized as an essential skill for thoracic clinicians, extending the clinical examination and aiding diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Thoracic ultrasound reduces complications and increases success rates… read more here.
Keywords: competence; thoracic society; society australia; thoracic ultrasound ... See more keywords
Ultrasound probe scratches the pleural surface: revealing the shades of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pneumonia
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-239645
Abstract: We present a case of a patient diagnosed with COVID-19 pneumonia and illustrate the changes observed using thoracic ultrasound alongside disease evolution. The case renders how COVID-19 pneumonia can sonographically correlate with chest radiograph findings… read more here.
Keywords: ultrasound probe; thoracic ultrasound; case; disease ... See more keywords
State of the art thoracic ultrasound: intervention and therapeutics
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DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209340
Abstract: The use of thoracic ultrasound outside the radiology department and in everyday clinical practice is becoming increasingly common, having been incorporated into standards of care for many specialties. For the majority of practitioners, their experience… read more here.
Keywords: intervention therapeutics; ultrasound intervention; thoracic ultrasound; thoracic ... See more keywords
Thoracic ultrasound in the modern management of pleural disease
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DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0136-2019
Abstract: Physician-led thoracic ultrasound (TUS) has substantially changed how respiratory disorders, and in particular pleural diseases, are managed. The use of TUS as a point-of-care test enables the respiratory physician to quickly and accurately diagnose pleural… read more here.
Keywords: pleural diseases; thoracic ultrasound; management pleural; tus ... See more keywords
Operative Use of Thoracic Ultrasound in Respiratory Medicine: A Clinical Study
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DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12040952
Abstract: For over 15 years, thoracic ultrasound has been applied in the evaluation of numerous lung diseases, demonstrating a variable diagnostic predictive power compared to traditional imaging techniques such as chest radiography and CT. However, in… read more here.
Keywords: sensitivity specificity; medicine; study; thoracic ultrasound ... See more keywords
The Role of Thoracic Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Diseases of the Chest Wall, the Mediastinum, and the Diaphragm—Narrative Review and Pictorial Essay
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DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13040767
Abstract: The diagnostic capabilities of ultrasound extend far beyond the evaluation of the pleural space and lungs. Sonographic evaluation of the chest wall is a classic extension of the clinical examination of visible, palpable, or dolent… read more here.
Keywords: narrative review; thoracic ultrasound; wall; review pictorial ... See more keywords