Open AccessEvaluating Extravascular Lung Water in Sepsis: Three Lung-Ultrasound Techniques Compared against Transpulmonary Thermodilution
Author(s) -
Pattarin Pirompanich,
Dimitrios Karakitsos,
Abdulrahman Alharthy,
Lawrence M. Gillman,
Michael Blaivas,
Brian Buchanan,
Peter G. Brindley,
Anan Wattanathum
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.4103/ijccm.ijccm_256_18
Subject(s) - medicine , ards , sepsis , lung , ultrasound , prospective cohort study , respiratory distress , anesthesia , cardiology , gastroenterology , radiology
Excessive extravascular lung water (EVLW) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. We compared three lung-ultrasound (L-US) techniques against the reference-standard transpulmonary thermodilution (TPTD) technique to access EVLW.