From: Extravascular lung water in critical care: recent advances and clinical applications
Overestimation of extravascular lung water | |
Positive end-expiratory pressure (potential) | |
Lung resection (proven) | |
Underestimation of extravascular lung water | |
Positive end-expiratory pressure (potential) | |
Pulmonary vascular occlusion (proven) | |
Heterogeneous lung injury (potential) | |
Pleural effusions (plausible) |