Effect of ultrafiltration on extravascular lung water assessed by lung ultrasound in children undergoing cardiac surgery: a randomized prospective study

Effect of ultrafiltration on extravascular lung water assessed by lung ultrasound in children undergoing cardiac surgery: a randomized prospective study

Abstract Background Increased lung water and the resultant atelectasis are significant pulmonary complications after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in children undergoing cardiac surgery; these complications are observed after CPB than after anaesthesia alone. Ultrafiltration has been shown to decreas...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Elayashy, Mai A. Madkour, Ahmed Abdelaal Ahmed Mahmoud, Hisham Hosny, Amr Hussein, Ahmed Nabih, Ahmed Lofty, Hamza Mohamed Hamza, Passaint Hassan, Mohamed Wagih, Ahmed Kareem Mohamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Lung ultrasound
Ultrafiltration
Paediatric cardiac surgery
Extravascular lung water
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-019-0771-1

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