Routine chest radiography is not a requirement in post-surgery cardiac bypass patients.However,the safety of abandoning routine chest radiographs in critically ill patients remains uncertain.Surgery in an asymptomatic...Routine chest radiography is not a requirement in post-surgery cardiac bypass patients.However,the safety of abandoning routine chest radiographs in critically ill patients remains uncertain.Surgery in an asymptomatic coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)patient presents additional challenges in postoperative management.Chest radiography remains a valuable tool for assessment of all patients,even a stable one.Management of surgical patients as an emergency in an asymptomatic COVID-19 case remains a surgeon’s dilemma.展开更多
文摘Routine chest radiography is not a requirement in post-surgery cardiac bypass patients.However,the safety of abandoning routine chest radiographs in critically ill patients remains uncertain.Surgery in an asymptomatic coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)patient presents additional challenges in postoperative management.Chest radiography remains a valuable tool for assessment of all patients,even a stable one.Management of surgical patients as an emergency in an asymptomatic COVID-19 case remains a surgeon’s dilemma.
