Role of Pleural Fluid Attenuation Value on CT as a Diagnostic Tool in Traumatic Hemothorax

Inclusion Criteria: * All patients above 18 years old * History of blunt chest trauma * Having mild to moderate effusion * CT chest within 1st 24 hours of trauma * Patients underwent tube thoracostomy or thoracocentesis Exclusion Criteria: * Patients in need of emergency transfer to surgery. * Hemodynamically stable. * Patients with penetrating trauma. * Patients with no need for tube thoracostomy or thoracocentesis. * Patients with minimal effusion. * Pregnant females.