Absence of lung sliding is not a reliable sign of pneumothorax in patients with high positive end-expiratory pressure

Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Oct;34(10):2034-2036. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.07.032. Epub 2016 Jul 21.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging*
  • Male
  • Pneumothorax / diagnosis*
  • Pneumothorax / etiology
  • Pneumothorax / physiopathology
  • Point-of-Care Testing
  • Positive-Pressure Respiration / adverse effects*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography