The use of lung ultrasound compared to chest X-ray to diagnose pneumothorax following the Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum repair in children.

Rachele Bonfiglio Nicola Disma Nicola Stagnaro Rossano GiromettiAlice GentileMichele Torre Tiziana Bove Vetrugno Luigi

Published in: Paediatric anaesthesia (2020)

Our results support the use of lung ultrasound to diagnose pneumothorax after Nuss procedure. We found that the inter-reader accuracy was better with ultrasound compared to X-ray at our institution.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
high resolution
contrast enhanced ultrasound
ultrasound guided
minimally invasive
dual energy
young adults
computed tomography
contrast enhanced