| Autor: |
Crothers, E, Kennedy, DS, Emmanuel, S, Molan, N, Scott, S, Rogers, K, Glanville, AR, Ntoumenopoulos, G |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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BACKGROUND: Diaphragmatic dysfunction is common after cardiothoracic surgery, but few studies report its incidence and consequences after lung transplantation. We aimed to estimate the incidence of diaphragmatic dysfunction using ultrasound in lung transplant patients up to 3 months postoperatively and evaluated the impact on clinical outcomes. METHODS: This was a single-center prospective observational cohort study of 27 lung transplant recipients using diaphragmatic ultrasound preoperatively, at 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months postoperatively. Diaphragmatic dysfunction was defined as excursion |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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