Multiloculated pleural effusion detected by ultrasound only in a critically-ill patient

BACKGROUND: Multiloculated pleural effusion is a life-threatening condition that needs early recognition. Drainage by chest tube might be difficult which necessitates a surgical intervention. While x-ray typically does not show loculations, CT scan might not also identify the loculations. Ultrasound...

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Autores principales: Esmadi, Mohammad, Lone, Nazir, Ahmad, Dina S., Onofrio, John, Brush, Ruth Govier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3614381/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23569565
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.883816

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3614381/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23569565
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.883816

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