L M Wirtz, S Kreuer, T Volk, T Hüppe
BACKGROUND: Analysis of exhaled air is a risk-free option for bedside diagnostics. Modern breath analysis can detect very low concentrations of volatile components. Current research focuses on drug monitoring and diagnosis of various diseases. OBJECTIVES: Presentation and discussion of current breath research relevant to intensive care medicine. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The literature in PubMed was searched using the following terms: "breath analysis", "volatile organic compounds", "critically ill" combined with "drug monitoring", "propofol", "heart failure", "pneumonia", "ARDS", "renal failure", "liver failure", "sepsis" or "hemorrhage"...
February 6, 2019: Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin