TY - JOUR AU - Boissier, Florence AU - Razazi, Keyvan AU - Thille, Arnaud W. AU - Roche-Campo, Ferran AU - Leon, Rusel AU - Vivier, Emmanuel AU - Brochard, Laurent AU - Brun-Buisson, Christian AU - Mekontso Dessap, Armand PY - 2015 DA - 2015/03/24 TI - Echocardiographic detection of transpulmonary bubble transit during acute respiratory distress syndrome JO - Annals of Intensive Care SP - 5 VL - 5 IS - 1 AB - Transpulmonary bubble transit (TPBT) detected with contrast echocardiography is reported as a sign of intrapulmonary shunt during cirrhosis or exercise in healthy humans. However, its physiological meaning is not clear during acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Our aim was to determine the prevalence, significance, and prognosis of TPBT detection during ARDS. SN - 2110-5820 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13613-015-0046-z DO - 10.1186/s13613-015-0046-z ID - Boissier2015 ER -