Pneumomediastinum following blunt trauma: Worth an exhaustive workup?

CONCLUSION: Isolated findings of pneumomediastinum on screening chest x-ray or CT following blunt trauma is a poor predictor of an aerodigestive injury. Highly selective workup in this clinical setting is warranted. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Prognostic/epidemiologic study, level III; therapeutic study, level IV.
Source: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery - Category: Surgery Tags: AAST 2014 Plenary Papers Source Type: research