Pleural effusions in the critically ill: The evolving role of bedside ultrasound

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1874-1875

  Jones, Alan E ^a   Kline, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedside ultrasound; Intensive care unit; Pleural effusions

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; IONIZING RADIATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 23844526494     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000174497.46576.6B     Document Type: Editorial

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