Pneumothorax detection with thoracic ultrasound as the method of choice in interventional pulmonology - A retrospective single-center analysis and experience

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Research

Sonja Sieber¹  Jakob Garbe¹  Stephan Eisenmann¹  Sebastian Böhm² 

[1] Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Halle (Saale), Ernst-Grube-Straße 40, 06120, Halle, Germany;Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Straße 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany;

关键词: Thoracic ultrasound;    Lung ultrasound;    Pneumothorax;    Interventional pulmonology;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12890-023-02511-7

 received in 2023-02-15, accepted in 2023-06-06,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundRecent studies have shown that thoracic ultrasound (TUS) is not inferior to chest radiography (CR) in detecting pneumothorax (PTX). It is unclear if adopting TUS can reduce the number of CR in the daily clinical routine. This retrospective study investigates the utilization of post-interventional CR and TUS for PTX detection after the introduction of TUS as the method of choice in an interventional pulmonology unit.MethodsAll interventions with CR or TUS for ruling out PTX performed in the Pneumology Department of the University Hospital Halle (Germany) 2014 to 2020 were included. The documented TUS and CR performed before (period A) and after the introduction of TUS as the method of choice (period B), as well as the number of diagnosed and missed PTX were recorded.ResultsThe study included 754 interventions (110 in period A and 644 in period B). The proportion of CR decreased from 98.2% (n = 108) to 25.8% (n = 166) (p < 0.001). During period B, a total of 29 (4.5%) PTX were diagnosed. Of these, 28 (96.6%) were detected on initial imaging (14 by CR, 14 by TUS ). One PTX (0.2%) was initially missed by TUS, none by CR. Confirmatory investigations were ordered more frequently after TUS (21 of 478, 4.4%) than after CR (3 of 166, 1.8%).ConclusionThe use of TUS in interventional pulmonology can effectively reduce the number of CR and thus save resources. However, CR may still be favored in specific circumstances or if pre-existing conditions limit sonographic findings.

【 授权许可】

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