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Use of Bedside Ultrasonography for Diagnosis of Nasal Fractures in Emergency Service    
Yazarlar
 Süleyman ERSOY Süleyman ERSOY
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Turgut Tursem Tokmak
Türkiye
Yeliz Dadalı
Türkiye
 Hacı Mehmet ÇALIŞKAN Hacı Mehmet ÇALIŞKAN
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Mustafa Avcu
Türkiye
Özet
Aim: In our study, the reliability of bedside ultrasonography (USG) in fracture diagnosis was evaluated in the cases who applied to emergency service due to nasal traumas.
Materials and Methods: Forty cases presented to the emergency department with nasal trauma between 01.01.2016 and 31.12.2017 were evaluated prospectively. The patients' age, gender, physical examination findings, trauma type, causes of trauma, X-ray and USG results were recorded in the study. The physical examination was performed by an emergency medicine specialist, and physical examination and X-ray were accepted as the gold standard for diagnosis. In patients with suspected nasal fracture, physical examination and X-ray results were compared with USG in fracture diagnosis.
Results: The median age of the patients was 32.5 [interquartile range (IQR): 31], and 72.5% were male. There was no correlation between fracture presence with age or gender (p>0.05). The most common findings were swelling (62.5%) and ecchymosis (47.5%). 77.5% of patients had isolated trauma, and the most common cause of injury was falls (52.5%). There was no correlation between the presence of fracture with the cause of trauma and the type of trauma (p>0.05). The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of USG were identified as 88.5%, 78.6%, 88.5% and 78.6%, respectively
Conclusion: Bedside USG can be preferred as the first choice in diagnosing nasal fracture in patients applying to the emergency service due to nasal trauma.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Nasal fractures | emergency service | bedside ultrasonography
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü ESCI dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Dergi ISSN 2149-5807
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler ESCI: Emerging Sources Citation Index, Index Copernicus, Gale, CABI, Directory of Research Journals Indexing, J-Gate, Türk Medline, Türkiye Atıf Dizini, DOAJ, Hinari, GOALI, ARDI, OARE, AGORA, and ProQuest.
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 12-2021
Cilt No 20
Sayı 4
Sayfalar 236 / 240
Doi Numarası 10.4274/eajem.galenos.2020.42103
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.4274/eajem.galenos.2020.42103
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Atıf Sayıları
Use of Bedside Ultrasonography for Diagnosis of Nasal Fractures in Emergency Service

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