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Comment
. 2010;14(4):189.
doi: 10.1186/cc9199. Epub 2010 Aug 13.

Assessing the quantity of pulmonary edema in critically ill children

Daniel F McAuley  1 , Lisa M Brown, Michael A Matthay
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Comment

Assessing the quantity of pulmonary edema in critically ill children

Daniel F McAuley et al. Crit Care. 2010.

Abstract

Measuring extravascular lung water may be useful for predicting outcome in adults with acute lung injury. The present commentary briefly reviews the potential role and limitations of extravascular lung water measurement in critically ill children.

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