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Measurement of extravascular lung water--methods and clinical implications. 1991

L G Leksell

Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Karolinska Institute and Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.

The estimation of changes in extravascular lung water during different experimental and clinical conditions forms an intriguing field of research. Present methods for the measurement of lung water are difficult to apply in day-to-day clinical practice. Most methods are not only low in accuracy and sensitivity but are also invasive. A new indicator-dilution technique using heavy water and indocyanine green as diffusible and nondiffusible indicators, respectively, may provide us with a new investigative method for longterm bedside estimation of lung water.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007201	Indicator Dilution Techniques	Methods for assessing flow through a system by injection of a known quantity of an indicator, such as a dye, radionuclide, or chilled liquid, into the system and monitoring its concentration over time at a specific point in the system. (From Dorland, 28th ed)	Dilution Techniques,Dilution Technics,Indicator Dilution Technics,Dilution Technic,Dilution Technic, Indicator,Dilution Technics, Indicator,Dilution Technique,Dilution Technique, Indicator,Dilution Techniques, Indicator,Indicator Dilution Technic,Indicator Dilution Technique,Technic, Dilution,Technic, Indicator Dilution,Technics, Dilution,Technics, Indicator Dilution,Technique, Dilution,Technique, Indicator Dilution,Techniques, Dilution,Techniques, Indicator Dilution
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015633	Extravascular Lung Water	Water content outside of the lung vasculature. About 80% of a normal lung is made up of water, including intracellular, interstitial, and blood water. Failure to maintain the normal homeostatic fluid exchange between the vascular space and the interstitium of the lungs can result in PULMONARY EDEMA and flooding of the alveolar space.	Lung Water, Extravascular,Extra Vascular Lung Water,Lung Water, Extra Vascular,Water, Extravascular Lung