Open AccessBedside lung ultrasound for postoperative lung conditions in cardiothoracic intensive care unit: Diagnostic value and comparison with bedside chest roentgenogram
Author(s) -
Kirubanand Senniappan,
Rupa Sreedhar,
M S Saravana Babu,
Pramod K. Dash,
Shrinivas Gadhinglajkar,
Subin Sukesan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_125_19
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumothorax , atelectasis , lung ultrasound , radiology , intensive care unit , pleural effusion , lung , pulmonology , prospective cohort study , ultrasound , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , surgery
The postoperative settings in cardiothoracic intensive care unit (ICU) patients pose a certain risk with pulmonary dysfunction causing morbidity and mortality. Lung ultrasound (LUS) has a potential to supplant or replace Chest X-rays (CXR) in these subset of patients, who will require bed side pulmonary pathology diagnosis and interventions.