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Published in: Critical Care 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Letter

Lung ultrasound in the critically ill (LUCI) and the lung point: a sign specific to pneumothorax which cannot be mimicked

Authors: German Moreno-Aguilar, Daniel Lichtenstein

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2015

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We congratulate Drs Zhang and Chen for their interest in lung ultrasound [1]. They describe a sign mimicking a lung point. Would this mean that the lung point is not specific to pneumothorax? …
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Zhang Z, Chen L. A physiological sign that mimics lung point in critical care ultrasonography. Crit Care. 2015;19:155.CrossRef
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Piette E, Daoust R, Denault A. Basic concepts in the use of thoracic and lung ultrasound. Curr Opin Anesthesiol. 2013;26:20–30.CrossRef
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Lichtenstein D. Pneumothorax and the A’-profile. In: Lichtenstein D, editor. Lung ultrasound in the critically ill. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag; 2015. p. 97–108.
Metadata
Title
Lung ultrasound in the critically ill (LUCI) and the lung point: a sign specific to pneumothorax which cannot be mimicked
Authors
German Moreno-Aguilar
Daniel Lichtenstein
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-015-1030-6

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