Publications by authors named "ALAsmar Mohammed El-Shably"
Thoracic duct injury is a rare complication of dorsal spine operations. Ultrasound chest plays an important tool for rapid diagnosis of acute dyspnea, drainage of massive effusion, and daily follow-up. Conservative treatment of postoperative chylous with measures to decrease chylous formation can lead to a resolution of chylothorax.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Central venous-arterial carbon dioxide difference (PCO2 gap) can be a marker of cardiac output adequacy in global metabolic conditions that are less affected by the impairment of oxygen extraction capacity. We investigated the relation between the PCO2 gap, serum lactate, and cardiac index (CI) and prognostic value on admission in relation to fluid administration in the early phases of resuscitation in sepsis. We also investigated the chest ultrasound pattern A or B.
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- The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of bedside lung ultrasound versus chest X-rays (CXR) and CT scans for diagnosing pneumonia in ICU patients.
- Conducted at Ahmadi General Hospital, the research involved 92 patients, with 73 confirmed pneumonia cases through various diagnostic methods, including lung ultrasound performed by trained physicians.
- Results showed that lung ultrasound had high sensitivity (98.6%) and specificity (84.2%) for diagnosing pneumonia, outperforming chest X-rays, which had lower sensitivity (54.8%) and specificity (63.16%).*