Extravascular lung water monitoring for thoracic and lung transplant surgeries

Excessive accumulation of extravascular lung water (EVLW) resulting in pulmonary edema is the most feared complication following thoracic surgery and lung transplant. ICUs have long relied on chest radiography to monitor pulmonary status postoperatively but the increasing recognition of the limitati...

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Published in:	Current opinion in anaesthesiology Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 29 - 38
Main Authors:	Assaad, Sherif, Kratzert, Wolf B, Perrino, Jr, Albert C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-02-2019
Subjects:	Critical Care Extravascular Lung Water - diagnostic imaging Humans Intensive Care Units Lung - diagnostic imaging Lung - surgery Lung Neoplasms - surgery Lung Transplantation - adverse effects Monitoring, Physiologic Perioperative Care - methods Pneumonectomy - adverse effects Predictive Value of Tests Preoperative Care - methods Pulmonary Edema - diagnosis Pulmonary Edema - etiology Pulmonary Edema - prevention & control Sensitivity and Specificity Thermodilution - methods Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome Ultrasonography
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