Publication: ERS statement on chest imaging in acute respiratory failure
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2019-09-01
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13993003
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The European respiratory journal. Vol.54, No.3 (2019)
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Davide Chiumello, Giuseppe Francesco Sferrazza Papa, Antonio Artigas, Belaid Bouhemad, Aleksandar Grgic, Leo Heunks, Klaus Markstaller, Giulia M. Pellegrino, Lara Pisani, David Rigau, Marcus J. Schultz, Giovanni Sotgiu, Peter Spieth, Maurizio Zompatori, Paolo Navalesi ERS statement on chest imaging in acute respiratory failure. The European respiratory journal. Vol.54, No.3 (2019). doi:10.1183/13993003.00435-2019 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/51451
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ERS statement on chest imaging in acute respiratory failure
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Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté
IRCCS Multimedica
Dresden International University
Università degli studi Magna Graecia di Catanzaro
Università degli Studi di Milano
Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna
Dresden University Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus
Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes Medizinische Fakultät der Universität des Saarlandes
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Ospedale San Paolo
Mahidol University
Medizinische Universitat Wien
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
University Hospitals Sagrado Corazon - General de Cataluna
Casa di Cura del Policlinico
IRCCS Multimedica
Dresden International University
Università degli studi Magna Graecia di Catanzaro
Università degli Studi di Milano
Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna
Dresden University Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus
Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes Medizinische Fakultät der Universität des Saarlandes
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Ospedale San Paolo
Mahidol University
Medizinische Universitat Wien
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
University Hospitals Sagrado Corazon - General de Cataluna
Casa di Cura del Policlinico
Abstract
Copyright ©ERS 2019. Chest imaging in patients with acute respiratory failure plays an important role in diagnosing, monitoring and assessing the underlying disease. The available modalities range from plain chest X-ray to computed tomography, lung ultrasound, electrical impedance tomography and positron emission tomography. Surprisingly, there are presently no clear-cut recommendations for critical care physicians regarding indications for and limitations of these different techniques.The purpose of the present European Respiratory Society (ERS) statement is to provide physicians with a comprehensive clinical review of chest imaging techniques for the assessment of patients with acute respiratory failure, based on the scientific evidence as identified by systematic searches. For each of these imaging techniques, the panel evaluated the following items: possible indications, technical aspects, qualitative and quantitative analysis of lung morphology and the potential interplay with mechanical ventilation. A systematic search of the literature was performed from inception to September 2018. A first search provided 1833 references. After evaluating the full text and discussion among the committee, 135 references were used to prepare the current statement.These chest imaging techniques allow a better assessment and understanding of the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of patients with acute respiratory failure, but have different indications and can provide additional information to each other.