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Transaxillary First Rib Resection for Treatment of the Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Published on: September 13, 2020
[CME: Significance of Thoracic Sonography in Thoracic Trauma]
11 Institut für klinische Notfallmedizin, Spital Limmattal.
Abstract:
CME: Significance of Thoracic Sonography in Thoracic Trauma Abstract. Trauma patients should be treated according to international guidelines. Depending on the severity of the trauma, an immediate threat to life must be ruled out and sonography is part of the complementation of diagnostics. The EFAST investigation includes the exclusion of fluid in the thorax, the exclusion of pneumothorax and the exclusion of fluid in the pericardium. Thorax ultrasound is becoming increasingly important in the evaluation of the outcome in thoracic trauma patients as well as in the control of the initiated therapy.
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