Bedside lung ultrasound in critical care practice

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 509-517

  Soldati, G ^a   Sher, S ^b  

^a Valle del Serchio General Hospital   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnostic imaging; Intensive care units; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; HEALING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG VENTILATION; NOTE; PATIENT MONITORING; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POINT OF CARE TESTING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ULTRASOUND;

CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PLEURA; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 72249116920     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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