Validity of ultrasonography to diagnosing pneumothorax: a critical appraisal of two meta-analyses

Aftab Azad; Saad Al Juma; Junaid A Bhatti; Jerrald Dankoff

doi:10.2310/8000.2014.140698

Validity of ultrasonography to diagnosing pneumothorax: a critical appraisal of two meta-analyses

CJEM. 2015 Mar;17(2):199-201. doi: 10.2310/8000.2014.140698.

Authors

Aftab Azad¹, Saad Al Juma¹, Junaid A Bhatti², Jerrald Dankoff¹

Affiliations

¹ *Emergency Medicine Residency Program,McGill University,Montreal,QC.
² †Douglas Hospital Research Centre,McGill University,Montreal,QC.

PMID: 26052972
DOI: 10.2310/8000.2014.140698

Abstract

Can ultrasonography be used in lieu of chest radiography to diagnose pneumothorax? Articles chosen 1. Ding W, Shen Y, Yang J, et al. Diagnosis of pneumothorax by radiography and ultrasonography: a metaanalysis. Chest 2011;140:859-66. [Epub 2011 May 5] 2. Alrajhi K, Woo MY, Vaillancourt C. Test characteristics of ultrasonography for the detection of pneumothorax: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Chest 2012; 141:703-8

Publication types

Meta-Analysis
Review
Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Imaging / standards*
Humans
Pneumothorax / diagnostic imaging*
Reproducibility of Results
Ultrasonography