The diagnosis and management of pleural effusions in the ICU

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-36

  Maslove, David M ^a   Chen, Benson Tze Ming ^b   Wang, Helena ^b   Kuschner, Ware G ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest tube; Critical care; Intensive care; Mechanical ventilation; Parapneumonic effusion; Pleural effusion; Thoracentesis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATELECTASIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSULTATION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMPYEMA; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; HYPERVOLEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG INFECTION; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; ONCOTIC PRESSURE; OXYGENATION; PARAPNEUMONIC EFFUSION; PLEURA CAVITY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PLEURISY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX PRESSURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX WALL;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 84875900141     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066611403264     Document Type: Review

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