Abstract
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. CXR was required in only 5 cases due to the presence of massive subcutaneous emphysema or absence of lung point. In the remaining 19 cases, CU was considered exhaustive and effective. In particular, CU was considered exhaustive in 67% of cases after open surgery and in 85% of cases after video-assisted thoracic surgery. In conclusion, CU appears to be effective in post-operative management after thoracic surgery and it can increase the diagnostic accuracy reducing any unnecessary X-ray exposure.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 1960-1967 |
Numero di pagine | 8 |
Rivista | Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology |
Volume | 44 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2018 |
Keywords
- Acoustics and Ultrasonics
- Biophysics
- Chest X-ray
- Chest ultrasound
- Female
- Humans
- Lung
- Lung Diseases
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pilot Projects
- Postoperative Care
- Postoperative Complications
- Prospective Studies
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
- Reproducibility of Results
- Thoracic Surgical Procedures
- Thoracic surgery
- Ultrasonography
- Wedge sign