Implementation of lung ultrasound in polyvalent intensive care unit: Impact on irradiation and medical cost

Anaesthesia Critical Care and Pain Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 41-44

  Zieleskiewicz, L ^a   Cornesse, A ^a   Hammad, E ^a   Haddam, M ^a   Brun, C ^a   Vigne, C ^a   Meyssignac, B ^a   Remacle, A ^a   Chaumoitre, K ^a   Antonini, F ^a   Martin, C ^a   Leone, M ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Computed tomography scan; Critical care; Lung; Radiograph; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; IRRADIATION; LUNG; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STUDY DESIGN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND; ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84940108931     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23525568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.accpm.2015.01.002     Document Type: Article

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