A Simplified Approach to Extravascular Lung Water Assessment Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Patients with End-Stage Chronic Renal Failure Undergoing Hemodialysis | Zendy

William Beaubien–Souligny | Zendy; Maxime Rhéaume | Zendy; M. Blondin | Zendy; Shérine El-Barnachawy | Zendy; Annik Fortier | Zendy; Jean Éthier | Zendy; Louis Legault | Zendy; André Denault | Zendy

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A Simplified Approach to Extravascular Lung Water Assessment Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Patients with End-Stage Chronic Renal Failure Undergoing Hemodialysis

Author(s) -

William Beaubien–Souligny,

Maxime Rhéaume,

M. Blondin,

Shérine El-Barnachawy,

Annik Fortier,

Jean Éthier,

Louis Legault,

André Denault

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

blood purification

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686

H-Index - 57

eISSN - 1421-9735

pISSN - 0253-5068

DOI - 10.1159/000481768

Subject(s) - hemodialysis , medicine , pulmonary edema , quartile , ultrasound , cardiology , lung , intensive care medicine , surgery , radiology , confidence interval

Fluid overload leading to pulmonary congestion is an important issue in patients undergoing hemodialysis. This study aimed to determine if a simplified method of extravascular lung water assessment using ultrasound provided clinically relevant information.

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