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Pneumothorax

Known as: Pneumothorax [Disease/Finding], Collapsed lung, Pneumothorax NOS 
An accumulation of air or gas in the PLEURAL CAVITY, which may occur spontaneously or as a result of trauma or a pathological process. The gas may… Expand
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Artificial pneumothorax for collapse of lungCatamenial pneumothoraxPulmonary Bullae Causing PneumothoraxSpontaneous pneumothorax
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Lung diseasesairway disease

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Highly Cited
2020
Highly Cited
2020
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study
Summary Background In December, 2019, a pneumonia associated… Expand
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Highly Cited
2020
Highly Cited
2020
Clinical course and outcomes of critically ill patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a single-centered, retrospective, observational study
Summary Background An ongoing outbreak of pneumonia… Expand
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Review
2019
Review
2019
Lung Ultrasound for Critically Ill Patients
&NA; Point‐of‐care ultrasound is increasingly used at the bedside to integrate the clinical assessment of the critically ill; in… Expand
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Review
2019
Review
2019
Ramucirumab with cisplatin and fluoropyrimidine as first-line therapy in patients with metastatic gastric or junctional adenocarcinoma (RAINFALL): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled…
BACKGROUND VEGF and VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR-2)-mediated signalling and angiogenesis can contribute to the pathogenesis and… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
Bedside ultrasound to detect central venous catheter misplacement and associated iatrogenic complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundInsertion of a central venous catheter (CVC) is common practice in critical care medicine. Complications arising from… Expand
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2018
Review
2018
Chest ultrasonography for the emergency diagnosis of traumatic pneumothorax and haemothorax: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
OBJECTIVE To assess the accuracy of the chest ultrasonography for the emergency diagnosis of traumatic pneumothorax and… Expand
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The "lung point": an ultrasound sign specific to pneumothorax
Abstract Objective: We studied an ultrasound sign, the fleeting appearance of a lung pattern (lung sliding or pathologic comet… Expand
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Epidemiology of pneumothorax in England
BACKGROUND Little is known of the epidemiology of pneumothorax. Routinely available data on pneumothorax in England are described… Expand
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The comet-tail artifact: an ultrasound sign ruling out pneumothorax
Objective: Ultrasound artifacts arising from the lung–wall interface are either vertical (comet-tail artifacts) or horizontal… Expand
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
A bedside ultrasound sign ruling out pneumothorax in the critically ill. Lung sliding.
STUDY OBJECTIVES To describe and evaluate an ultrasound pattern useful in the diagnosis of pneumothorax. DESIGN Ultrasound… Expand
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