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Routine lung ultrasound to detect postoperative pulmonary complications following major abdominal surgery: a prospective observational feasibility study

BACKGROUND: Postoperative pulmonary complications after major abdominal surgery are associated with adverse outcome. The diagnostic accuracy of chest X-rays (CXR) to detect pulmonary disorders is limited. Alternatively, lung ultrasound (LUS) is an established evidence-based point-of-care diagnostic...

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Autores principales: Touw, H. R., Schuitemaker, A. E., Daams, F., van der Peet, D. L., Bronkhorst, E. M., Schober, P., Boer, C., Tuinman, P. R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Milan 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6745303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31523784
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13089-019-0135-6