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Diagnosis of pneumothorax in major trauma: fast or accuracy?

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  1. Department of Clinical, Internal Medicine, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Cristiana Cipriani

  2. Unit of Geriatrics, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy

    Federica D’Agostino

  3. Department of Radiology, “Vincenzo Monaldi” Hospital-AORN Ospedale Dei Colli, Naples, Italy

    Gaetano Rea

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Cipriani, C., D’Agostino, F. & Rea, G. Diagnosis of pneumothorax in major trauma: fast or accuracy?. J Ultrasound 23, 223–224 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40477-020-00444-z

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