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Focused ultrasound of the pleural cavities and the pericardium by nurses after cardiac surgery

Objectives. We aimed to study the feasibility and reliability of focused ultrasound (US) examinations to quantify pericardial (PE)- and pleural effusion (PLE) by a pocket-size imaging device (PSID) performed by nurses in patients early after cardiac surgery. Design. After a 3-month training period,...

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Autores principales: Graven, Torbj⊘rn, Wahba, Alexander, Hammer, Anne Marie, Sagen, Ove, Olsen, Øystein, Skjetne, Kyrre, Kleinau, Jens Olaf, Dalen, Havard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4389761/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25611808
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/14017431.2015.1009383