title: Accuracy of pulmonary auscultation to detect abnormal respiratory mechanics: a cross-sectional diagnostic study.
abstract: Pulmonary auscultation is a method used in clinical practice for the evaluation and detection of abnormalities relating to the respiratory system. This method has limitations, as it depends on the experience and hearing acuity of the examiner to determine adventitious sounds. In this context, it's important to analyze whether there is a correlation between auscultation of lung sounds and the behavior of the respiratory mechanical properties of the respiratory system in patients with immediate postoperative cardiac surgery.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Respiratory Physiology, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil; Instituto de Cardiologia do Distrito Federal, Brasília, DF, Brazil. Electronic address: glacielexavier@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Glaciele Nascimento
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Xavier
authors.affiliation: Centro de Integração Funcional, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antonio Carlos Magalhães
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation, Hospital Universitário de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil.
authors.forename: César Augusto
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Melo-Silva
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Respiratory Physiology, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carlos Eduardo Ventura Gaio
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Respiratory Physiology, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil.
authors.forename: Veronica Moreira
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Amado
mesh_terms: D001314:Auscultation / Q000379:methods*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012119:Respiration; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000502:physiology*; D012137:Respiratory System