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Clinical review: The role of ultrasound in estimating extra-vascular lung water

The estimation of extra-vascular lung water (EVLW) is an essential component in the assessment of critically ill patients. EVLW is independently associated with mortality and its manipulation has been shown to improve outcome. Accurate assessment of lung water is possible with CT and MR imaging but...

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Autores principales: Shyamsundar, Murali, Attwood, Benjamin, Keating, Liza, Walden, Andrew P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4057491/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24041261
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc12710