Hemothorax echocardiography or ultrasound
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Irfan Dotani Joanna Ekabua, M.D. [2]
Overview
Overview
Radiological examination is the key for accurate identification of the source of bleeding. Ultrasonography may be helpful in the diagnosis of hemothorax. In lung ultrasonography, hemothorax is diagnosed as a dependent dark zone free of echo.
Ultrasound
Ultrasound
- Dependent dark zone free of echo. Echo shows a sensitivity of 67% and specificity 99%. These values are higher when performed by an ER physician.[1]
- Thoracic spine sign[2]
References
References
- ↑ Rahimi-Movaghar V, Yousefifard M, Ghelichkhani P, Baikpour M, Tafakhori A, Asady H; et al. (2016). “Application of Ultrasonography and Radiography in Detection of Hemothorax; a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”. Emerg (Tehran). 4 (3): 116–26. PMC 4902204. PMID 27299139.
- ↑ Ahmed AA, Martin JA, Saul T, Lewiss RE (2014). “The thoracic spine sign in bedside ultrasound. Three cases report”. Med Ultrason. 16 (2): 179–81. doi:10.11152/mu.201.3.2066.162.aara1. PMID 24791852.
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