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Published in: Critical Care 1/2013

01-02-2013 | Commentary

An interesting application of lung ultrasonography

Author: Paul H Mayo

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2013

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Abstract

In the previous issue of Critical Care, Raimondi and colleagues investigate whether lung ultrasonography has utility for the assessment of respiratory distress in the neonate. This commentary reviews the results and implications of their study.
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Metadata
Title
An interesting application of lung ultrasonography
Author
Paul H Mayo
Publication date
01-02-2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc11914

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