Clinical review: Bedside lung ultrasound in critical care practice

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Clinical review: Bedside lung ultrasound in critical care practice

Bélaïd Bouhemad¹ , Mao Zhang², Qin Lu¹ and Jean-Jacques Rouby¹

¹Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Pierre Viars, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris 6, France

²Department of Emergency Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou, Zhejiang University, China

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Critical Care 2007, 11:205doi:10.1186/cc5668


Published:	16 February 2007

Abstract

Lung ultrasound can be routinely performed at the bedside by intensive care unit physicians and may provide accurate information on lung status with diagnostic and therapeutic relevance. This article reviews the performance of bedside lung ultrasound for diagnosing pleural effusion, pneumothorax, alveolar-interstitial syndrome, lung consolidation, pulmonary abscess and lung recruitment/derecruitment in critically ill patients with acute lung injury.