Bedside Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism Using Electrical Impedance Tomography: A Case Report

Won Jun Kuk; Nathan R. Wright

doi:10.1213/XAA.0000000000001606

Bedside Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism Using Electrical Impedance Tomography: A Case Report

Won Jun Kuk, Nathan R. Wright

School of Medicine

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Abstract

Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is an emerging imaging modality that can be used to diagnose ventilatory and intrathoracic perfusion mismatches in unstable patients at the bedside. We present a case of a postoperative hypoxic patient in the intensive care unit (ICU) who was too unstable for transport for computed tomography (CT) imaging but was diagnosed and treated for a pulmonary embolism using EIT at the bedside. After the patient clinically improved, CT imaging confirmed the pulmonary embolism diagnosis. EIT is a promising diagnostic tool that may have great utility in ICUs, where it can be safely applied at the bedside.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	e01606
Journal	A&A practice
Volume	16
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1213/XAA.0000000000001606
State	Published - Jul 1 2022

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