Usefulness of chest ultrasonography for prediction of pleural adhesion and postoperative severe pain in thoracoscopic surgery
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DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.07.065
Abstract: Introduction Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is the most widely used technique in thoracic surgery. However, preoperative pleural adhesion is a major obstacle in VATS and pleural adhesiotomy could aggravate a severe pain after surgery. In… read more here.
Keywords: pleural adhesion; surgery; severe pain; adhesion ... See more keywords
Chest Ultrasonography in Modern Day Extreme Settings: From Military Setting and Natural Disasters to Space Flights and Extreme Sports
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DOI: 10.1155/2018/8739704
Abstract: Chest ultrasonography (CU) is a noninvasive imaging technique able to provide an immediate diagnosis of the underlying aetiology of acute respiratory failure and traumatic chest injuries. Given the great technologies, it is now possible to… read more here.
Keywords: space; extreme settings; chest ultrasonography; day extreme ... See more keywords
Chest ultrasonography in health surveillance of asbestos related pleural disease
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DOI: 10.1183/1393003.congress-2017.pa410
Abstract: Background: the diagnosis of asbestos induced pleural involvement is based on the history of exposure, imaging, clinical and functional findings. CT is expensive, exposes to radiation and associates with increased psychological distress. Therefore, there is… read more here.
Keywords: pleural abnormalities; health surveillance; chest ultrasonography; surveillance asbestos ... See more keywords