Author, year | Condition | Sample characteristics | Findings |
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Noble et al. 200914 | Renal failure | 40 renal failure patients undergoing haemodialysis (Massachusetts, USA) | Decrease of 2.7 B‐lines per 500 ml fluid removed with haemodialysis |
Vitturi et al. 201415 | Renal failure | 71 consecutive patients undergoing haemodialysis (Treviso, Italy) | Significant decrease in B‐lines with haemodialysis (no exact numbers given) |
Volpicelli et al. 200816 | Decompensated heart failure | 81 consecutive patients admitted to EMU with established symptomatic ADHF (Turin, Italy) | 76.3% reduction in positive scans after treatment |
ADHF, acute decompensated heart failure; EMU, emergency medicine unit.