ICU patients with infectious complications after abdominopelvic surgery: Is thoracic CT in addition to abdominal CT helpful?

ICU patients with infectious complications after abdominopelvic surgery: Is thoracic CT in addition to abdominal CT helpful?

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of adding thoracic CT to abdominal CT in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with signs of infection after abdominopelvic surgery. Methods 143 thoracoabdominal CTs of ICU patients with signs of infection after abdominopelvic surge...

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Main Authors: Heiner Nebelung, Natalie Wotschel, Hanns-Christoph Held, Johanna Kirchberg, Jürgen Weitz, Christoph Georg Radosa, Michael Laniado, Ralf-Thorsten Hoffmann, Verena Plodeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-02-01
Series:Annals of Intensive Care
Subjects:
Diagnostic imaging
Multidetector computed tomography
Intensive care units
Surgery
Infections
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13613-023-01104-1

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