Three broad classifications of acute respiratory failure etiologies based on regional ventilation and perfusion by electrical impedance tomography: a hypothesis-generating study.
Huaiwu HeYi ChiLong YunSiyi YuanRui ZhangYingying YangInéz FrerichsKnut MöllerFeng FuZhanqi ZhaoPublished in: Annals of intensive care (2021)
Our study showed that it was feasible to characterize three broad etiologies of ARF with EIT-based regional ventilation and perfusion. Further study is required to validate clinical applicability of this method. Trial registration clinicaltrials, NCT04081142. Registered 9 September 2019-retrospectively registered, https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT04081142 .