title: Extravascular lung water in acute respiratory distress syndrome: potential clinical value, assumptions and limitations.
abstract: Extravascular lung water has been proposed as a marker of disease severity, response to treatment and mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Here, we discuss its potential value and limitations in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Adult Critical Care-Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, St Thomas' Hospital, 1st Floor East Wing, Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7EH, UK. luigi.camporota@gstt.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Camporota
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Neef
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beale
mesh_terms: D015633:Extravascular Lung Water / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055370:Lung Injury / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D012769:Shock / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*