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Table 4 Minor CXR findings

From: The value of routine chest radiographs after minimally invasive cardiac surgery: an observational cohort study

 

PA

MS

BV

CS

p

 

(n = 124)

(n = 69)

(n = 56)

(n = 1102)

 

Finding; n (%)

Pleural effusion

22 (18)

3 (4.3)

12 (21)

171 (16)

0.019

Atelectasis

36 (29)

6 (8.7)

22 (39)

257 (23)

<0.005

Pulmonary congestion

12 (9.7)

11 (14)

19 (34)

173 (16)

<0.005

Consolidation

19 (15)

4 (5.8)

10 (18)

63 (5.7)

<0.005

  1. PA = Port Access; MS = Mini-sternotomy; BV = Bilateral Video Assisted Thoracoscopy; CS = Conventional Sternotomy; CXR = Chest Radiograph; n = Number.
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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