Sonographic assessment of pediatric chest wall thickness and width of the intercostal space: correlation with anthropometric data and implications for needle decompression

Sonographic assessment of pediatric chest wall thickness and width of the intercostal space: correlation with anthropometric data and implications for needle decompression

Abstract Background Emergent needle decompression in children is a rare event for emergency medicine and critical care providers. Hereby, risk of injury of intrathoracic structures is high and knowledge of age-specific values of chest wall thickness and width of the intercostal space (ICS) is crucia...

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Main Authors: Tom Terboven, Ivette Betka, Christel Weiss, Marcus Rudolph, Tim Viergutz, Georg Leonhard, Michael Schöler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-05-01
Series:The Ultrasound Journal
Subjects:
Tension pneumothorax
Chest wall thickness
Needle decompression
Risk of injury
Sonography
Pediatric
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13089-021-00226-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13089-021-00226-6

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