Daily changes of the area of density in the dependent lung region - evaluation using transesophageal echocardiography.
Intensive Care Med
; 27(12): 1881-6, 2001 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the daily changes of the area of density using transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and acute lung injury (ALI) patients.DESIGN:
Retrospective observational study.SETTING:
General ICU in a university hospital. PATIENTS Fifteen patients with ARDS or ALI who underwent TEE examination for more than 5 days. MEASUREMENTS Densities in the lower left lung region were observed through the descending aorta by TEE. Daily changes of the area of density were evaluated. The areas of density estimated by TEE were compared with those obtained by computed tomography (CT). The relation between the area of density and PaO(2)/FIO(2)was calculated.RESULTS:
The area of density in the dependent lung region measured by TEE was 11.1+/-5.7 cm(2) (mean +/- SD) at the mid-esophageal position. The area of density in ARDS patients changed daily from 12.0+/-2.8 cm(2) to 8.5+/-6.7 cm(2). The areas of density evaluated using TEE in the left lung correlated significantly with those estimated using CT ( r=0.72, p<0.01). In addition, we found a significant correlation between PaO(2)/FIO(2) and the area of density estimated by TEE ( r=-0.53, p<0.05).CONCLUSION:
Using TEE, we could evaluate daily changes of the area of density in the dependent lung region in the intensive care situation. The areas of density in ARDS patients changed from day to day following the changes of oxygenation.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Síndrome de Dificultad Respiratoria
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Ecocardiografía Transesofágica
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Intensive Care Med
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón