Postoperative chest ultrasound findings and effectiveness after thoracic surgery: A pilot study
The aim of this study was to analyze the information from post-operative chest ultrasound (CU) to evaluate the possibility to use this method instead of chest X-ray (CXR) after thoracic surgery. Patients who underwent thoracic surgery were evaluated with CU blinded to CXR after surgery, deciding if it was useful or CU was exhaustive. Twenty-four patients were enrolled prospectively. The CU allowed a further discrimination of the lung abnormalities, discriminating between atelectasis, infections or hematoma.
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - Category: Radiology Authors: Marco Chiappetta, Elisa Meacci, Alfredo Cesario, Andrea Smargiassi, Riccardo Inchingolo, Leonardo Petracca Ciavarella, Stefania Lopatriello, Andrea Contegiacomo, Maria Teresa Congedo, Stefano Margaritora Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research