Clinical Trial: Combined Lung and Diaphragmatic Ultrasound to Predict Respiratory Failure in Blunt Chest Trauma

U.S., Sept. 9 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07807566) titled 'Combined Lung and Diaphragmatic Ultrasound to Predict Respiratory Failure in Blunt Chest Trauma' on Sept. 02.

Brief Summary: Blunt chest trauma is a leading cause of emergency hospital visits and can result in severe breathing complications such as hypoxemic respiratory failure. While computed tomography (CT) scans provide detailed imaging of the chest, their routine use is limited by radiation exposure, high cost, and the inability to perform frequent bedside monitoring. Bedside lung ultrasound (LUS) is commonly used to detect structural injuries like lung contusions or collapsed lungs, but it cannot assess how well the breathing m...