ReviewCritical care (London, England)2017
Thoracic ultrasound for pleural effusion in the intensive care unit: a narrative review from diagnosis to treatment.
Review in Critical care (London, England), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05631756 ("Correlation Between PaO2/FiO2 and Lung Ultrasound Score in Patients Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit With Interstitial Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 65 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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"Correlation Between PaO2/FiO2 and Lung Ultrasound Score in Patients Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit With Interstitial Syndrome: A Prospective Physiological Study"
Who cites it
65 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 160 citations in OpenAlex.
- Lung ultrasound for fluid assessment in patients receiving dialysis-a systematic review.Journal of nephrology · 2025Pooled it
- Recommendations for Lung Ultrasound in Internal Medicine.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Guideline
- Procalcitonin and lung ultrasound algorithm to diagnose severe pneumonia in critical paediatric patients (PROLUSP study). A randomised clinical trial.Respiratory research · 2020Trial
- Artificial Intelligence-Based Automated Analysis for Pleural Effusion Detection on Thoracic Ultrasound: A Systematic Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Opportunistic screening of extracardiac disorders during a standard transthoracic echocardiography.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2026Article
- Lung Ultrasound for Pleural Effusion in Cancer Patients: Advanced Ultrasound for Pleural Lesions-A Narrative Review.Cancers · 2025Review
- Quantitative Pleural Fluid Echogenicity for Differentiating Transudative From Exudative Pleural Effusions.Cureus · 2025Article
- AI Enhances Lung Ultrasound Interpretation Across Clinicians with Varying Expertise Levels.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Diagnostic Utility of Thoracoscopy in Recurrent Exudative Pleural Effusion: A Single-Arm Interventional Study.Cureus · 2025Article
- Practical Applications of Lung and Diaphragm Ultrasound in the Intensive Care Unit: An Updated Narrative Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Preliminary application of robot-assisted teleultrasound-guided interventional system.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2025Article
- Lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of pulmonary consolidation in children with community-acquired pneumonia.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- Clinical cases of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia in sheep: Retrospective clinical, sonographic, and pathological investigations.Open veterinary journal · 2025Article
- The value of CT-based radiomics for differentiation of pleural effusions in bacterial pneumonia andTranslational pediatrics · 2025Article
- Evaluating the effectiveness of handheld ultrasound in primary blast lung injury: a comprehensive study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound in Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Medicine: A Clinical Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Transesophageal lung ultrasonography in empyema detection: a case report.World journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Role of VATS-US in identifying and characterizing pulmonary nodules: a narrative review.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Review
- Breathe easy, baby, breathe. Lung ultrasound in neonatal critical care.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Review
- Acute Respiratory Failure in Children: A Clinical Update on Diagnosis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
5 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Pleural effusion (PLEFF), mostly caused by volume overload, congestive heart failure, and pleuropulmonary infection, is a common condition in critical care patients. Thoracic ultrasound (TUS) helps clinicians not only to visualize pleural effusion, but also to distinguish between the different types. Furthermore, TUS is essential during thoracentesis and chest tube drainage as it increases safety and decreases life-threatening complications. It is crucial not only during needle or tube drainage insertion, but also to monitor the volume of the drained PLEFF. Moreover, TUS can help diagnose co-existing lung diseases, often with a higher specificity and sensitivity than chest radiography and without the need for X-ray exposure. We review data regarding the diagnosis and management of pleural effusion, paying particular attention to the impact of ultrasound. Technical data concerning thoracentesis and chest tube drainage are also provided.
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