Effect of Ultrafiltration on Extravascular Lung Water Assessed by Lung Ultrasound in Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Prospective Study
Ultrafiltration has been shown to decrease total body water and postoperative blood loss and improve the alveolar to arterial oxygen gradient and pulmonary compliance. This study investigated whether conventional ultrafiltration during CPB in paediatric heart surgeries influences post-bypass extravascular lung water (EVLW) assessed by lung ultrasound (LUS).
