The role of ultrasonographic lung aeration score in the prediction of postoperative pulmonary complications: an observational study

Abstract Background Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) are important contributors to mortality and morbidity after surgery. The available predicting models are useful in preoperative risk assessment, but there is a need for validated tools for the early postoperative period as well. Lung u...

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Main Authors: Marcell Szabó, Anna Bozó, Katalin Darvas, Sándor Soós, Márta Őzse, Zsolt D. Iványi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-021-01236-6