Extravascular lung water in critical care: recent advances and clinical applications
Extravascular lung water (EVLW) is the amount of fluid that is accumulated in the interstitial and alveolar spaces. In lung oedema, EVLW increases either because of increased lung permeability or because of increased hydrostatic pressure in the pulmonary capillaries, or both. Increased EVLW is alway...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Paris
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4636545/ |