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Integrated use of bedside lung ultrasound and echocardiography in acute respiratory failure: a prospective observational study in ICU.
Benoit Bataille ,
Beatrice Riu ,
Fabrice Ferre ,
Pierre Etienne Moussot ,
Arnaud Mari ,
Elodie Brunel ,
Jean Ruiz ,
Michel Mora ,
Olivier Fourcade ,
Michele Genestal ,
Stein Silva
Dec 2014
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Abstract
It has been suggested that the complementary use of echocardiography could improve the diagnostic accuracy of lung ultrasonography (LUS) in patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF). Nevertheless, the additional diagnostic value of echocardiographic data when coupled with LUS is still debated in this setting. The aim of the current study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of LUS and an integrative cardiopulmonary ultrasound approach (thoracic ultrasonography [TUS]) in patients with ARF.