Thoracic ultrasonography: a narrative review

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2019, Pages 1200-1211

  Mayo, P H ^a   Copetti, R ^b   Feller Kopman, D ^c   Mathis, G ^d   Maury, E ^e,f,g   Mongodi, S ^h   Mojoli, F ^h   Volpicelli, G ⁱ   Zanobetti, M ^j  

^a Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell ^*  (United States)

^b Latisana Hospital   (Italy)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Internal Medicine Praxis   (Austria)

^e HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^f INSTITUT PIERRE LOUIS D EPIDÉMIOLOGIE ET DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE   (France)

^g SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

ⁱ SAN LUIGI GONZAGA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Critical care ultrasonography; Lung ultrasonography; Pleural ultrasonography; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DYSPNEA; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG EMBOLISM; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; THORACIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY; THORAX EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; INTENSIVE CARE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; THORAX DISEASE;

CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; PULMONARY EDEMA; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THORACIC DISEASES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 85070956828     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-019-05725-8     Document Type: Review

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