Lung water and blood volume measurements in the critically ill

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 222-226

  Hudson, Emma ^a   Beale, Richard ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; BLOOD VOLUME; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART PRELOAD; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE FILLING; HUMAN; LUNG FLUID; REVIEW; THERMODILUTION;

EID: 0033928704     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075198-200006000-00014     Document Type: Review

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