Wael Mohamed Elfeky

Combined radiographic and ultrasonographic assessment of postoperative diaphragmatic dysfunction after cardiac surgery: incidence, predictors, and clinical outcomes — a prospective cohort study

Abstract Background Reported incidences of postoperative diaphragmatic dysfunction vary widely, largely because diagnostic criteria differ and preoperative imaging is seldom available; whether anatomical elevation, contractile impairment, or their combination carries clinical con...