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Validity of ultrasonography to diagnosing pneumothorax: a critical appraisal of two meta-analyses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2015

Aftab Azad ,
Saad Al Juma ,
Junaid A. Bhatti  and
Jerrald Dankoff
Aftab Azad*
Affiliation:
Emergency Medicine Residency Program, McGill University, Montreal, QC
Saad Al Juma
Affiliation:
Emergency Medicine Residency Program, McGill University, Montreal, QC
Junaid A. Bhatti
Affiliation:
Douglas Hospital Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC
Jerrald Dankoff
Affiliation:
Emergency Medicine Residency Program, McGill University, Montreal, QC
*
Correspondence to: Dr. Aftab Azad, Department of Emergency Medicine, Residency Program, McGill Emergency Medicine Residency Program Office, Room A4.62, Royal Victoria Hospital, 687 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, QC H3A 1A1; aftab.azad@mail.mcgill.ca; aftab.azad@hotmail.com.

Abstract

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Clinical question

Can ultrasonography be used in lieu of chest radiography to diagnose pneumothorax?

Articles chosen

1. Ding W, Shen Y, Yang J, et al. Diagnosis of pneumothorax by radiography and ultrasonography: a metaanalysis. Chest 2011;140:859-66. [Epub 2011 May 5]

2. Alrajhi K, Woo MY, Vaillancourt C. Test characteristics of ultrasonography for the detection of pneumothorax: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Chest 2012; 141:703-8.

Type
Knowledge to Practice: Journal Club
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 17 , Issue 2 , March 2015 , pp. 199 - 201
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2015 

References

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2. Alrajhi, K, Woo, MY, Vaillancourt, C. Test characteristics of ultrasonography for the detection of pneumothorax: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Chest 2012;141:703–708, doi:10.1378/chest.11-0131.Google Scholar
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