Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill Neonate

Current Pediatric Reviews

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 217-223

  Lichtenstein, Daniel A ^a   Mauriat, Philippe ^b  

^a HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

^b HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

BLUE protocol; Care; Critical ultrasound; Lung ultrasound; Neonate intensive; Pneumonia; Pneumothorax; Pulmonary edema

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ATELECTASIS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG EXAMINATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOCENTESIS;

EID: 84866695329     PISSN: 15733963     EISSN: 18756336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157339612802139389     Document Type: Article

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