Therapeutic Efficacy of Chest Ultrasound and Chest X-Ray After Cardiac Surgery.
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Introduction Chest ultrasound (CU) has been suggested as an alternative to CXR to detect the majority of pulmonary abnormalities and misplacements of central venous lines. A good diagnostic accuracy has been reported for CU in intensive care units and postoperative setting, whereas chest auscultation (CA) shows a poorer diagnostic accuracy ([1], [2]) than CXR. The use of CA, CU and CXR as guides for treatment has been seldom reported ([3]).
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
دوره 30 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015