Computed tomographic assessment of lung weights in trauma patients with early posttraumatic lung dysfunction.

TitleComputed tomographic assessment of lung weights in trauma patients with early posttraumatic lung dysfunction.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsReske, Alexander, Reske Alexander, Heine Till, Spieth Peter, Rau Anna, Seiwerts Matthias, Busse Harald, Gottschaldt Udo, Schreiter Dierk, Born Silvia, Gama De Abreu Marcelo, Josten Christoph, Wrigge H., and Amato Marcelo B. P.
JournalCrit Care
Volume15
Issue1
PaginationR71
AbstractQuantitative computed tomography (qCT)-based assessment of total lung weight (Mlung) has the potential to differentiate atelectasis from consolidation and could thus provide valuable information for managing trauma patients fulfilling commonly used criteria for acute lung injury (ALI). We hypothesized that qCT would identify atelectasis as a frequent mimic of early posttraumatic ALI.
URLhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21352529
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