Significance of chest ultrasound in the early postoperative period following thoracic surgery

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Editorial

Thomas G Lesser. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Mar.

. 2019 Mar;11(Suppl 3):S352-S353.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.12.110.

¹ Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, SRH Wald-Klinikum Gera, Teaching Hospital of the University Hospital of Jena, Gera, Germany.

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Conflicts of Interest: The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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