bedside ultrasound is a fast and easy tool in the diagnosis of pleural effusion after pediatric cardiac surgery
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Bedside diagnosis and follow-up of patients with pleural effusion by a hand-carried ultrasound device early after cardiac surgery.
OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess the potential value of hand-carried ultrasound (HCU) devices in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with pleural effusion (PE) after cardiac surgery. METHODS Seventy consecutive patients were evaluated at bedside early after cardiac surgery, in the upright sitting position, using an HCU device on hospital admission and every 3 days until hosp...
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archives of cardiovascular imagingجلد ۲، شماره ۲، صفحات ۰-۰
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