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Published in: Critical Care 2/2011

01-04-2011 | Commentary

A pseudo-Rumsfeldian approach to pleural effusions in mechanically ventilated patients

Author: Jonathan Ball

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 2/2011

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Abstract

Pleural effusions are common in mechanically ventilated patients but what is their significance and how should we manage them? What do we know? What don't we know? What didn't we know we knew? How should we resolve the unknowns?
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Goligher E, Leis J, Fowler R, Pinto R, Adhikari N, Ferguson N: Utility and safety of draining pleural effusions in mechanically ventilated patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Crit Care 2011, 15: R46. 10.1186/cc10009PubMedCentralCrossRefPubMed
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Metadata
Title
A pseudo-Rumsfeldian approach to pleural effusions in mechanically ventilated patients
Author
Jonathan Ball
Publication date
01-04-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 2/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc10053

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