Computerised tomography (CT) is being used with increasing frequency in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients. This brief review will discuss some of the clinical insights that a CT scan can offer. A large number of CT scan studies have provided new insights into the pathophysiology of ARDS and of mechanical ventilation, and are particularly focused on the recruitment-derecruitment phenomenon. To this end, newer fast CT scan technology promises a dynamic, rather than a static view of lung ventilation.
Computerised tomography scan imaging in acute respiratory distress syndrome / A. Pesenti, P. Tagliabue, N. Patroniti, R. Fumagalli. - In: INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE. - ISSN 0342-4642. - 27:4(2001 Apr), pp. 631-639.
Titolo: | Computerised tomography scan imaging in acute respiratory distress syndrome |
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Parole Chiave: | end-expiratory pressure; critically ill patients; intensive-care unit; acute lung injury; chest radiography; volume curve; CT scan; pulmonary; failure; recruitment |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore MED/41 - Anestesiologia |
Data di pubblicazione: | apr-2001 |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001340100877 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |