Whole lung lavage: a unique model for ultrasound assessment of lung aeration changes
Whole lung lavage: a unique model for ultrasound assessment of lung aeration changes
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
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Whole lung lavage (WLL) pathophysiologically represents a human model of controlled lung de-aeration, resembling various pathological conditions encountered in the critically ill. Through one-lung ventilation and progressive alveolar flooding, it mimics, respectively, re-absorption atelectasis formation and lung consolidation. With re-ve...
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Whole lung lavage: a unique model for ultrasound assessment of lung aeration changes
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_746149466
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_746149466
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0342-4642
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1432-1238
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10.1007/s00134-010-1834-4
