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The diagnostic accuracy of chest x-rays and chest ultrasonography for diagnosing trauma patient’s pneumothorax in the emergency room by emergency medicine physicians

Mazi Mohammed Alanazi, Mohammed Abdullah Alghamdi, Fatimah Mohammed Alfaraj, Sarah Musaed Almulhim, Ghadah Abdullah Alharthi, Fatima Hussain Al Marar, Zahra Bader Ghafail, Abdulrahman Abdulkhaliq Alshehri, Renad Hulayyil Albaqami, Munirah Mohammed Alshuaibi.


Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic precision of chest radiography (CXR) and ultrasonography (US) by physicians to detect pneumothorax in trauma patients in the ED. The preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses guideline was followed to conduct this study. Suspected pneumothorax patients were drawn from prospective and comparative studies. In addition to the US performed by physicians, patients had to get a reference standard test (CT scan of the tube thoracostomy). Systematic research was developed and carried out in the electronic databases Cochrane, MEDLINE, Embase, and Web of Science. The publications published between the years 2012 and 2024 were searched that satisfied the inclusion criteria. US was found to be superior to radiography for the first evaluation of patients with serious thoracic cavity injuries. US is a useful triage method for ruling out pneumothorax in patients with chest trauma. Based on the current results, it is recommended to use the US as an adjunct in the advanced trauma life support method.

Key words: Diagnostic accuracy, chest X-rays, ultrasonography, trauma, emergency department


 
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Alanazi MM, Alghamdi MA, Alfaraj FM, Almulhim SM, Alharthi GA, Marar FHA, Ghafail ZB, Alshehri AA, Albaqami RH, Alshuaibi MM. The diagnostic accuracy of chest x-rays and chest ultrasonography for diagnosing trauma patient’s pneumothorax in the emergency room by emergency medicine physicians. IJMDC. 2024; 8(12): 3770-3775. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1734159342

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Alanazi MM, Alghamdi MA, Alfaraj FM, Almulhim SM, Alharthi GA, Marar FHA, Ghafail ZB, Alshehri AA, Albaqami RH, Alshuaibi MM. The diagnostic accuracy of chest x-rays and chest ultrasonography for diagnosing trauma patient’s pneumothorax in the emergency room by emergency medicine physicians. https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=232927 [Access: May 15, 2025]. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1734159342

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Alanazi MM, Alghamdi MA, Alfaraj FM, Almulhim SM, Alharthi GA, Marar FHA, Ghafail ZB, Alshehri AA, Albaqami RH, Alshuaibi MM. The diagnostic accuracy of chest x-rays and chest ultrasonography for diagnosing trauma patient’s pneumothorax in the emergency room by emergency medicine physicians. IJMDC. 2024; 8(12): 3770-3775. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1734159342


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Alanazi MM, Alghamdi MA, Alfaraj FM, Almulhim SM, Alharthi GA, Marar FHA, Ghafail ZB, Alshehri AA, Albaqami RH, Alshuaibi MM. The diagnostic accuracy of chest x-rays and chest ultrasonography for diagnosing trauma patient’s pneumothorax in the emergency room by emergency medicine physicians. IJMDC. (2024), [cited May 15, 2025]; 8(12): 3770-3775. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1734159342


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Alanazi, M. M., Alghamdi, . M. A., Alfaraj, . F. M., Almulhim, . S. M., Alharthi, . G. A., Marar, . F. H. A., Ghafail, . Z. B., Alshehri, . A. A., Albaqami, . R. H. & Alshuaibi, . M. M. (2024) The diagnostic accuracy of chest x-rays and chest ultrasonography for diagnosing trauma patient’s pneumothorax in the emergency room by emergency medicine physicians. IJMDC, 8 (12), 3770-3775. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1734159342


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Alanazi, Mazi Mohammed, Mohammed Abdullah Alghamdi, Fatimah Mohammed Alfaraj, Sarah Musaed Almulhim, Ghadah Abdullah Alharthi, Fatima Hussain Al Marar, Zahra Bader Ghafail, Abdulrahman Abdulkhaliq Alshehri, Renad Hulayyil Albaqami, and Munirah Mohammed Alshuaibi. 2024. The diagnostic accuracy of chest x-rays and chest ultrasonography for diagnosing trauma patient’s pneumothorax in the emergency room by emergency medicine physicians. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 8 (12), 3770-3775. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1734159342


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Alanazi, Mazi Mohammed, Mohammed Abdullah Alghamdi, Fatimah Mohammed Alfaraj, Sarah Musaed Almulhim, Ghadah Abdullah Alharthi, Fatima Hussain Al Marar, Zahra Bader Ghafail, Abdulrahman Abdulkhaliq Alshehri, Renad Hulayyil Albaqami, and Munirah Mohammed Alshuaibi. "The diagnostic accuracy of chest x-rays and chest ultrasonography for diagnosing trauma patient’s pneumothorax in the emergency room by emergency medicine physicians." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 8 (2024), 3770-3775. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1734159342


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Alanazi, Mazi Mohammed, Mohammed Abdullah Alghamdi, Fatimah Mohammed Alfaraj, Sarah Musaed Almulhim, Ghadah Abdullah Alharthi, Fatima Hussain Al Marar, Zahra Bader Ghafail, Abdulrahman Abdulkhaliq Alshehri, Renad Hulayyil Albaqami, and Munirah Mohammed Alshuaibi. "The diagnostic accuracy of chest x-rays and chest ultrasonography for diagnosing trauma patient’s pneumothorax in the emergency room by emergency medicine physicians." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 8.12 (2024), 3770-3775. Print. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1734159342


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Alanazi, M. M., Alghamdi, . M. A., Alfaraj, . F. M., Almulhim, . S. M., Alharthi, . G. A., Marar, . F. H. A., Ghafail, . Z. B., Alshehri, . A. A., Albaqami, . R. H. & Alshuaibi, . M. M. (2024) The diagnostic accuracy of chest x-rays and chest ultrasonography for diagnosing trauma patient’s pneumothorax in the emergency room by emergency medicine physicians. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 8 (12), 3770-3775. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1734159342




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