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Diagnostic accuracy of lung ultrasound in diagnosis of ARDS and identification of focal or non-focal ARDS subphenotypes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Critical care (London, England) - 8 Jul 2024
Boumans Maud M A, Aerts William, Pisani Luigi, Bos Lieuwe D J, Smit Marry R, Tuinman Pieter R
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BACKGROUND: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening respiratory condition with high mortality rates, accounting for 10% of all intensive care unit admissions. Lung ultrasound (LUS) as diagnostic tool for acute respiratory failure has garnered widespread recognition and was recently incorporated into the updated definitions of ARDS. This raised the hypothesis that LUS is a reliable method...
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