Extravascular lung water in acute respiratory distress syndrome: potential clinical value, assumptions and limitations

Extravascular lung water has been proposed as a marker of disease severity, response to treatment and mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Here, we discuss its potential value and limitations in clinical practice.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Camporota, Luigi, De Neef, Mark, Beale, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
Materias:
Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3396266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22369761
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc11187
Descripción
Sumario:Extravascular lung water has been proposed as a marker of disease severity, response to treatment and mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Here, we discuss its potential value and limitations in clinical practice.

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