Does daily chest ultrasound in the postoperative period contribute to an enhanced recovery after surgery pathway for patients undergoing general thoracic surgery?

Xin Wei^{1

2}, Shuangjiang Li³, Shan Cheng¹, Li Qiu¹, Guowei Che³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ultrasound, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
² Department of Ultrasound, Deyang People's Hospital, Deyang 618000, China.
³ Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.

Editorial

Xin Wei et al. J Thorac Dis. 2019 May.

. 2019 May;11(Suppl 9):S1246-S1249.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.02.56.

Xin Wei^{1

2}, Shuangjiang Li³, Shan Cheng¹, Li Qiu¹, Guowei Che³

¹ Department of Ultrasound, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
² Department of Ultrasound, Deyang People's Hospital, Deyang 618000, China.
³ Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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