Efficacy of extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma using a portable handheld device for detecting hemothorax in a low resource setting; a multicenter longitudinal study

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• who: Stephen Mbae Kithinji from the Chest trauma is one of the most important and commonest injuries that require timely diagnosis, accounting for, % of trauma related deaths globallyAlthough CT scan is the gold standard for detection of haemothorax, it is only useful in stable patients, and remains unavailable in most hospitals in low income countries. Where available, it is very expensive. Sonography has been reported to have high accuracy and sensitivity in trauma diagnosis but is rarely used in trauma patients in low income settings in part due to lack of the sonography machines and lack of . . .
  

   

  

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