ArticleEuropean journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie2019
PoCUS evaluating blunt thoracic trauma: a retrospective analysis of 18 months of emergency department activity.
Article in European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) diagnosis of rib fractures.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2025Review
- Point of Care Ultrasound Identification of Multiple Rib Fractures in a Pediatric Patient with Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type 3.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Point-of-care ultrasound in primary care: a systematic review of generalist performed point-of-care ultrasound in unselected populations.The ultrasound journal · 2019Review
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Abstract
Blunt thoracic injury (BTI) constitutes a common presentation in emergency department: rib fractures are the most common injuries. Chest X-ray (CXR) has a limited sensitivity to identify rib fractures. We perform this retrospective study in our emergency department collecting all patients with BTI during an 18-month period. PoCUS was performed prior to acquire CXR or CT. We evaluated 1672 patients with BTI, and we reported rib fractures in 689 patients (41.21%). PoCUS was performed in 190 patients. PoCUS in emergency medicine has an increasing role, especially in BTI, but less clear is its role in detecting ribs fracture. PoCUS seems to be an effective method for diagnosing rib fracture in patients with blunt chest trauma if collaborative and with a well-isolated trauma. We used the trick of patients' self-positioning probe in the most painful site, and this could reduce the time and the pain of the examination.
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