Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2768404 | Revista Española de Anestesiología y Reanimación | 2015 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
The aim of this review is to provide sufficient information that may help the specialist starting in this field to approach the technique with good possibilities of success. To do this, the review is structured into two parts. In the first, the normal ultrasound of the chest wall is presented, as well as the pleura, diaphragm, and lung parenchyma, and the most important pathologies of the chest wall (rib fractures and hematomas), the pleura (pleural effusion and its different types, and pneumothorax), and the diaphragm (hypokinesia and paralysis). In the second part, parenchymal diseases will be approached and will include, atelectasis, pneumonia and abscess, lung oedema, respiratory distress, and pulmonary thromboembolism.
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Authors
F.B. de la Quintana Gordon, B. Nacarino Alcorta,