Regional pulmonary effects of bronchoalveolar lavage procedure determined by electrical impedance tomography

Abstract Background The provision of guidance in ventilator therapy by continuous monitoring of regional lung ventilation, aeration and respiratory system mechanics is the main clinical benefit of electrical impedance tomography (EIT). A new application was recently described in critically ill patie...

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Main Authors: Inéz Frerichs, Peter A. Dargaville, Peter C. Rimensberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-02-01
Series:Intensive Care Medicine Experimental
Subjects:
EIT
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40635-019-0225-6