Colour Doppler ultrasound after major cardiac surgery improves diagnostic accuracy of the pulmonary infection score in acute respiratory failure: A prospective observational study
CONCLUSION
Compared with sCPIS, LUS-sCPIS improved diagnostic accuracy in the detection of postoperative pneumonia in patients with acute respiratory failure after cardiac surgery. It could be a useful bedside tool to guide pneumonia management.
TRIAL REGISTRATION
Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT03279887.
Source: European Journal of Anaesthesiology - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Diagnostic and prediction Source Type: research
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