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https://read.qxmd.com/read/24872647/transthoracic-ultrasound-assessment-of-b-lines-for-identifying-the-increment-of-extravascular-lung-water-in-shock-patients-requiring-fluid-resuscitation
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Pongdhep Theerawit, Nutchanart Touman, Yuda Sutherasan, Sumalee Kiatboonsri
INTRODUCTION: Several studies have shown that the number of B-lines was related to the amount of extravascular lung water (EVLW). In our study, we aimed to demonstrate the magnitude of the incremental B-lines in shock patients with positive net fluid balance and the association with gas exchange impairment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed trans-thoracic ultrasound at admission (T0) and at follow-up period (TFL) to demonstrate the change of B lines (ΔB-lines) after fluid therapy...
April 2014: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24791173/b-lines-transthoracic-chest-ultrasound-signs-useful-in-assessment-of-interstitial-lung-diseases
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ali A Hasan, Hoda A Makhlouf
OBJECTIVE: This prospective study was conducted to evaluate the value of sonographic B-lines (previously called "comet tail artifacts"), which are long, vertical, well-defined, hyperechoic, dynamic lines originating from the pleural line in assessment of interstitial lung diseases (ILD) and compare them with the findings of chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and pulmonary function tests (PFTs). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixty-one patients with ILD underwent transthoracic lung ultrasound for assessment of the presence of B-lines and the distance between them...
April 2014: Annals of Thoracic Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24791852/the-thoracic-spine-sign-in-bedside-ultrasound-three-cases-report
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Abdul-Aziz R Ahmed, Jennifer A Martin, Turandot Saul, Resa E Lewiss
The "thoracic spine sign" is visualized when anechoic or hypoechoic fluid is present in the pleural space. Fluid serves as a medium through which the thoracic vertebral bodies are visualized above the diaphragm. We present three cases of emergency department patients with a thoracic spine sign identified on bedside ultrasound. These patients were subsequently diagnosed with pleural fluid accumulations on chest radiograph. Our findings suggest that the identification of the sonographic spine sign may aid the physician in the evaluation and diagnosis of emergency department patients with thoracic complaints...
June 2014: Medical Ultrasonography
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24793725/lung-ultrasound-by-emergency-nursing-as-an-aid-for-rapid-triage-of-dyspneic-patients-a-pilot-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Erden Erol Ünlüer, Arif Karagöz, Orhan Oyar, Nergiz Vandenberk, Sevda Kiyançiçek, Figen Budak
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
October 2014: International Emergency Nursing
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24797687/comment-on-xirouchaki-et-al-impact-of-lung-ultrasound-on-clinical-decision-making-in-critically-ill-patients
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M O'Connor, C E Isitt, M P Vizcaychipi
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
July 2014: Intensive Care Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24797688/impact-of-lung-ultrasound-on-clinical-decision-making-in-critically-ill-patients-response-to-o-connor-et-al
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N Xirouchaki, D Georgopoulos
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
July 2014: Intensive Care Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24821071/lung-ultrasound-predicts-well-extravascular-lung-water-but-is-of-limited-usefulness-in-the-prediction-of-wedge-pressure
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MULTICENTER STUDY
Giovanni Volpicelli, Stefano Skurzak, Enrico Boero, Giuseppe Carpinteri, Marco Tengattini, Valerio Stefanone, Luca Luberto, Antonio Anile, Elisabetta Cerutti, Giulio Radeschi, Mauro F Frascisco
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary congestion is indicated at lung ultrasound by detection of B-lines, but correlation of these ultrasound signs with pulmonary artery occlusion pressure (PAOP) and extravascular lung water (EVLW) still remains to be further explored. The aim of the study was to assess whether B-lines, and eventually a combination with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) assessment, are useful to differentiate low/high PAOP and EVLW in critically ill patients. METHODS: The authors enrolled 73 patients requiring invasive monitoring from the intensive care unit of four university-affiliated hospitals...
August 2014: Anesthesiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24819560/accuracy-of-ultrasound-b-lines-score-and-e-ea-ratio-to-estimate-extravascular-lung-water-and-its-variations-in-patients-with-acute-respiratory-distress-syndrome
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Benoît Bataille, Guillaume Rao, Pierre Cocquet, Michel Mora, Bruno Masson, Jean Ginot, Stein Silva, Pierre-Etienne Moussot
Extravascular lung water (EVLW) could increase by permeability pulmonary oedema, cardiogenic oedema, or both. Transthoracic echocardiography examination of a patient allows quantifying B-lines, originating from water-thickened interlobular septa, and the E/Ea ratio, related to pulmonary capillary wedge pressure. The aim of our study was to assess the correlation and the trending ability between EVLW measured by transpulmonary thermodilution and the B-lines score or the E/Ea ratio in patients with ARDS. Twenty-six intensive care unit patients were prospectively included...
February 2015: Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing
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