Lung ultrasound: a promising tool to monitor ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most frequent intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired infection that is independently associated with mortality. Accurate diagnosis and timely treatment have been shown to improve the prognosis of VAP. Chest X-ray or computed tomography imaging are used for co...

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Autores principales: Wang, Guyi, Ji, Xiaoying, Xu, Yongshan, Xiang, Xudong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5081926/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27784331
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-016-1487-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5081926/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27784331
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-016-1487-y

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