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Table 4 Type and frequency of detected PPCs

From: The role of ultrasonographic lung aeration score in the prediction of postoperative pulmonary complications: an observational study

Type of PPC

N (%)

Respiratory failure

5 (27.8)

Pulmonary congestion

2 (11.1)

Pleural effusion (with or without atelectasis)

7 (38.9)

Bronchospasm

2 (11.1)

Respiratory tract infection

2 (11.1)

  1. PPC Postoperative pulmonary complications