Radiographic recognition of pneumothorax in the intensive care unit.
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Chiles, C; Ravin, CE
Published in: Crit Care Med
August 1986
Recognizing pneumothorax and hydropneumothorax on chest x-rays of supine ICU patients requires attention to areas other than the lung apex. Pleural air in a supine patient collects in the anterior costophrenic sulcus, producing hyperlucency over the upper abdominal quadrants, and the deep costophrenic sulcus sign. Hydropneumothorax may be recognized when a sharp pleural line is bordered by increased opacity within the pleural space. The presence of pneumothorax and hydropneumothorax can be confirmed by decubitus or upright chest x-rays.
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Crit Care Med
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ISSN
0090-3493
Publication Date
August 1986
Volume
14
Issue
8
Start / End Page
677 / 680
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Radiography
- Posture
- Pneumothorax
- Intensive Care Units
- Hydropneumothorax
- Humans
- Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
- Critical Care
- 4205 Nursing
- 3202 Clinical sciences
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Chiles, C., & Ravin, C. E. (1986). Radiographic recognition of pneumothorax in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med, 14(8), 677–680. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003246-198608000-00002
Chiles, C., and C. E. Ravin. “Radiographic recognition of pneumothorax in the intensive care unit.” Crit Care Med 14, no. 8 (August 1986): 677–80. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003246-198608000-00002.
Chiles C, Ravin CE. Radiographic recognition of pneumothorax in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med. 1986 Aug;14(8):677–80.
Chiles, C., and C. E. Ravin. “Radiographic recognition of pneumothorax in the intensive care unit.” Crit Care Med, vol. 14, no. 8, Aug. 1986, pp. 677–80. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00003246-198608000-00002.
Chiles C, Ravin CE. Radiographic recognition of pneumothorax in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med. 1986 Aug;14(8):677–680.
Published In
Crit Care Med
DOI
ISSN
0090-3493
Publication Date
August 1986
Volume
14
Issue
8
Start / End Page
677 / 680
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Radiography
- Posture
- Pneumothorax
- Intensive Care Units
- Hydropneumothorax
- Humans
- Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
- Critical Care
- 4205 Nursing
- 3202 Clinical sciences