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Hemothorax future or investigational therapies

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Joanna Ekabua, M.D. [2]

Overview

Overview

Hemothorax is a life-threatening condition that requires immediate diagnosis and treatment for favorable outcomes.

Future or Investigational Therapies

Future or Investigational Therapies

Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a new imagining study employed to detect and monitor hemothorax in real-time.[1]

References

References

  1. Yang L, Zhang C, Liu W, Wang H, Xia J, Liu B; et al. (2020). “Real-Time Detection of Hemothorax and Monitoring its Progression in a Piglet Model by Electrical Impedance Tomography: A Feasibility Study”. Biomed Res Int. 2020: 1357160. doi:10.1155/2020/1357160. PMC 7064861 Check |pmc= value (help). PMID 32190646 Check |pmid= value (help).

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