Extravascular lung water in acute respiratory distress syndrome: potential clinical value, assumptions and limitations

Crit Care. 2012 Feb 27;16(1):114. doi: 10.1186/cc11187.

Abstract

Extravascular lung water has been proposed as a marker of disease severity, response to treatment and mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Here, we discuss its potential value and limitations in clinical practice.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Extravascular Lung Water / physiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Injury / diagnosis*
  • Lung Injury / epidemiology*
  • Male
  • Shock / diagnosis*
  • Shock / epidemiology*