Key result
Chest radiography aids diagnosis of major cardiopulmonary complications following abdominal surgery.
Why the study?
Postoperative cardiopulmonary complications remain a major cause of mortality and morbidity despite advances in management, necessitating evaluation of chest radiographic alterations after abdominal surgery.
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Design
Review of chest radiographic alterations after abdominal surgery
Chest radiographs aid post-abdominal surgery complication assessment; leaves open need for prospective outcome studies in modern practice.
Postoperative cardiopulmonary complications remain a major cause of mortality and morbidity despite recent advances in intra- and postoperative management. The chest radiograph is a valuable aid in evaluating them. This paper reviews the major chest radiographic alterations after abdominal surgery and attempts to place them in clinical perspective.
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A 1980 study studied this question. Chest radiography is a valuable diagnostic tool for evaluating major cardiopulmonary complications and radiographic alterations following abdominal surgery.
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