Significance of Thoracic and Lung Ultrasound in Thoracic Surgery

Learning objectives

• Knowledge of the possible applications of ultrasound (US) in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phase of the treatment of diseases involving thoracic surgery.

• Advantages of ultrasound with respect to the planning of surgical strategy

• Overview of intraoperative findings corresponding to ultrasound

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