Table 1 Limitations of extravascular lung water measurement by transpulmonary thermodilution
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) |