Background: Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) and hypoxaemia are associated with morbidity and\nmortality. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of lung ultrasound (LUS) to diagnose PPCs in patients\nsuffering from hypoxaemia after general anaesthesia and compare the results to those of thoracic computed\ntomography (CT).\nMethods: Adult patients who received general anaesthesia and suffered from hypoxaemia in the postanaesthesia\ncare unit (PACU) were analysed.......................
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