Lung ultrasonography for the assessment of rapid extravascular water variation: Evidence from hemodialysis patients

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 409-415

  Trezzi, Matteo ^a   Torzillo, Daniela ^a   Ceriani, Elisa ^a   Costantino, Giorgio ^a   Caruso, Sabrina ^a   Damavandi, Parham Tabaee ^a   Genderini, Augusto ^a   Cicardi, Marco ^a   Montano, Nicola ^a   Cogliati, Chiara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

B lines; Heart failure; Hemodialysis; Lung ultrasound; Pulmonary edema

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG EXTRAVASCULAR FLUID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

EXTRAVASCULAR LUNG WATER; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PULMONARY EDEMA; RENAL DIALYSIS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 84880507304     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-011-0625-4     Document Type: Article

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