title: Bedside estimation of extravascular lung water in critically ill patients: comparison of the chest radiograph and the thermal dye technique.
abstract: Extravascular lung water (EVLW) was estimated in 53 critically ill patients by the chest radiograph (CXR) and the thermal dye technique. The comparison between these two methods revealed a direct and positive correlation (r = 0.83, p less than 0.001). However, EVLW-values obtained by the thermal dye technique showed considerable overlap between cases of radiographic low grade pulmonary edema and we were able to identify several reasons for radiographic over- or underestimation of EVLW. In these patients EVLW-measurement by the thermal dye technique provides additional information, thereby probably influencing further treatment.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007208:Indocyanine Green; D008168:Lung / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013815:Thermodilution / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D007208:Indocyanine Green