Measurement of extravascular lung water--methods and clinical implications.
The estimation of changes in extravascular lung water during different experimental and clinical conditions forms an intriguing field of research. Present methods for the measurement of lung water are difficult to apply in day-to-day clinical practice. Most methods are not only low in accuracy and sensitivity but are also invasive. A new indicator-dilution technique using heavy water and indocyanine green as diffusible and nondiffusible indicators, respectively, may provide us with a new investigative method for longterm bedside estimation of lung water.
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Karolinska Institute and Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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D015633:Extravascular Lung Water; D006801:Humans; D007201:Indicator Dilution Techniques