Journal article
Repeated monitoring with transthoracic echocardiography and lung ultrasound after cardiac surgery: Feasibility and impact on diagnosis
A Alsaddique, AG Royse, CF Royse, A Mobeirek, F El Shaer, H Albackr, M Fouda, DJ Canty
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia | Published : 2016
Abstract
Objectives Cardiorespiratory complications are common after cardiac surgery and current monitors used to diagnose these are invasive and have limitations. Transthoracic echocardiography and lung ultrasound are noninvasive and frequently improve diagnosis in critically ill patients but have not been reported for routine postoperative monitoring after coronary, valve, and aortic surgery. The aim was to determine whether both repeated postoperative transthoracic echocardiography and lung ultrasound revealed or excluded clinically important cardiac and respiratory disorders compared to conventional monitoring and chest x-ray. Design Prospective observational study. Setting Tertiary university ho..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This project was supported by National Science, Technology and Innovation Plan, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Grant number 11-MED 1932-02). The funding body had no involvement in study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit the article for publication. The authors are grateful for Drs. Fakhr Al Ayoubi, KN Asfena and Mr. Nabeel Rabea, RN who managed, recorded the data, and coordinated, respectively. They also acknowledge the significant contributions made by the staff, students and technicians at the King Fahad Cardiac Center who performed screening, recruitment, data collection, performance, and interpretation of ultrasound.