Evaluation of an asymptomatic COVID-19 patient post-surgery with chest radiography: A surgeon’s dilemma

Routine chest radiography is not a requirement in post-surgery cardiac bypass patients. However, the safety of abandoning routine chest radiographs in critically ill patients remains uncertain. Surgery in an asymptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient presents additional challenges in p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Govil, Gaurav, Tomar, Lavindra, Dhawan, Pawan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2021
Materias:
Letter to the Editor
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8641040/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34909406
http://dx.doi.org/10.5501/wjv.v10.i6.326
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Sumario:Routine chest radiography is not a requirement in post-surgery cardiac bypass patients. However, the safety of abandoning routine chest radiographs in critically ill patients remains uncertain. Surgery in an asymptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient presents additional challenges in postoperative management. Chest radiography remains a valuable tool for assessment of all patients, even a stable one. Management of surgical patients as an emergency in an asymptomatic COVID-19 case remains a surgeon’s dilemma.

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