ArticleCritical care research and practice2022
The Validity of Quantifying Pulmonary Contusion Extent by Lung Ultrasound Score for Predicting ARDS in Blunt Thoracic Trauma.
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- Clinical prediction models for the management of blunt chest trauma in the emergency department: a systematic review.BMC emergency medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Exogenous surfactant for lung contusion causing ARDS: A systematic review of clinical and experimental reports.The clinical respiratory journal · 2024Pooled it
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- Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Blunt Chest Trauma: Diagnostic Performance and Clinical Relevance.Cureus · 2026Review
- Thoracic trauma WSES-AAST guidelines.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2025Review
- Lung Ultrasound After COVID-19: A Pivotal Moment for Clinical Integration-Navigating Challenges and Seizing Opportunities.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Value of lung ultrasound scores in assessing extravascular lung water in septic shock patients.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Evaluating the effectiveness of handheld ultrasound in primary blast lung injury: a comprehensive study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Role of Ferroptosis in Alveolar Epithelial Cells in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.Journal of inflammation research · 2025Review
- Developing a predictive nomogram for mortality in patients with extrapulmonary acute respiratory distress syndrome: the prognostic value of serum soluble thrombomodulin, lung ultrasound score, and lactate.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Article
- Pulmonary contusion: automated deep learning-based quantitative visualization.Emergency radiology · 2023Article
- Watch Out for the Early Killers: Imaging Diagnosis of Thoracic Trauma.Korean journal of radiology · 2023Review
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Abstract
Background: Thoracic trauma comprises 20-25% of all traumas worldwide and constitutes the third most common cause of death after abdominal injury and head trauma in polytrauma patients. Pulmonary contusion (PC) is a common injury seen after blunt trauma that is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this prospective study was to determine the value of PC extent measurements using lung ultrasound in predicting high risk patients for ARDS development. Methods: In one year, 50 polytrauma patients with blunt chest trauma were admitted to the ICU at Damanhur Institute. Lung contusion extent was evaluated using a lung US score (LUS) and was compared to the CT contusion score. The ability of the LUS to predict ARDS was tested. The diagnostic accuracy of LUS was compared with chest radiography for lung contusion and pneumothorax with thoracic CT scan as a reference. Patients were restratified by LUS into two groups: severe and nonsevere contusion group. The two groups' data were compared with respect to difference in mortality and injury characteristics. Results: Lung contusion assessed by LUS score was well correlated to thoracic CT scan measurements ( Conclusion: LUS on admission can quantify lung contusion extent and the high risk of developing ARDS after blunt thoracic trauma.
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