Lung ultrasonography as a tool to guide perioperative atelectasis treatment bundle in head and neck cancer patients undergoing free flap reconstructive surgeries: a preliminary observational study | Zendy

Nitika Goel | Zendy; Indu Sen | Zendy; Jaimanti Bakshi | Zendy

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Lung ultrasonography as a tool to guide perioperative atelectasis treatment bundle in head and neck cancer patients undergoing free flap reconstructive surgeries: a preliminary observational study

Author(s) -

Nitika Goel,

Indu Sen,

Jaimanti Bakshi

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.488

H-Index - 33

eISSN - 1808-8694

pISSN - 1808-8686

DOI - 10.1016/j.bjorl.2020.05.030

Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , atelectasis , perioperative , head and neck cancer , observational study , head and neck , lung cancer , radiology , lung , radiation therapy , oncology

General anesthesia causes pulmonary atelectasis within few minutes of induction. This can have significant impact on postoperative outcome of cancer patients undergoing prolonged reconstructive surgeries.

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