Diagnostic value of chest ultrasound after cardiac surgery: a comparison with chest X-ray and auscultation
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Therapeutic Efficacy of Chest Ultrasound and Chest X-Ray After Cardiac Surgery.
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 guide...
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عنوان ژورنال: Critical Care
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: 10.1186/cc13320