Abstract
We begin with pleural effusion for two reasons: 1) to follow the air-to-fluid ratio of the lung ultrasound terminology, and 2) to begin slowly. Pleural effusion is a familiar application that has long summarized the interest of thoracic ultrasound. This possibility was imagined by Dénier in 1946 [1] and assessed by Joyner in 1967 [2]. Pleural effusions are common in critically ill patients: 62% in a medical ICU, 41% being present on admission [3].
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Lichtenstein, D.A. (2010). Pleural Effusion. In: Whole Body Ultrasonography in the Critically Ill. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05328-3_15
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