Quantitative assessment of pleural effusion in critically ill patients by means of ultrasonography

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1757-1763

  Vignon, Philippe ^a   Chastagner, Catherine ^a   Berkane, Vanessa ^a   Chardac, Eric ^a   François, Bruno ^a   Normand, Sandrine ^a   Bonnivard, Michel ^a   Clavel, Marc ^a   Pichon, Nicolas ^a   Preux, Pierre Marie ^a   Maubon, Antoine ^a   Gastinne, Hervé ^a  

^a DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Critical care; Pleural effusion; Ultrasonic diagnosis; Ultrasonic imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA CAVITY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 23844457936     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000171532.02639.08     Document Type: Article

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