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    Crit Care. 2009;13(4):162. Epub 2009 Jul 3.

    Acoustic monitoring--super sonics?

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    University of Minnesota, Minneapolis/St Paul, Minnesota Regions Hospital, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, MS11203B, 640 Jackson St, St Paul, Minnesota 55101, USA. John.J.Marini@HealthPartners.com

    Abstract

    Vesicular breath sounds, wheezes, rhonchi, and crackles possess acoustic 'signatures' amenable to detection, quantification, and moment-by-moment visual display. Despite technical hurdles, new methods for sonic evaluation, once perfected, should offer innovative diagnostic and monitoring tools that add clinical value. These emerging options complement current 'static/global' monitoring of mechanics and gas exchange with dynamic regional information long missing from the optimal care of the ventilated patient with critical illness.

    PMID:
    19664167
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
    PMCID: PMC2750133
    Free PMC Article

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