A systematic review of diagnostic methods to differentiate acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome from cardiogenic pulmonary edema

A systematic review of diagnostic methods to differentiate acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome from cardiogenic pulmonary edema

Abstract Background Discriminating acute lung injury (ALI) or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) from cardiogenic pulmonary edema (CPE) is often challenging. This systematic review examines studies using biomarkers or images to distinguish ALI/ARDS from CPE. Methods Three investigators indep...

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Main Authors: Kosaku Komiya, Tomohiro Akaba, Yuji Kozaki, Jun-ichi Kadota, Bruce K. Rubin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2017-08-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Heart failure
Acute respiratory failure
Pulmonary edema
Biomarkers
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-017-1809-8

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