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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-3-5
pubmed:abstractText
The chest radiographs of 54 patients with blunt chest trauma and suspected aortic rupture were reviewed retrospectively. A mediastinal-width/chest-width ratio was calculated at the level of the aortic arch. There were 44 patients without evidence of aortic rupture on aortography or surgical exploration and 10 patients with surgically confirmed aortic rupture. There was no identifiable ratio of significance in distinguishing those with aortic rupture and those without rupture. The mediastinal-width/chest-width ratio is of insufficient sensitivity and specificity in confirming or excluding aortic rupture to be clinically useful.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0361-803X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
142
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
275-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Mediastinal-width/chest-width ratio in blunt chest trauma: a reappraisal.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article