Abstract
The lung consolidation is a fluid disorder, therefore easily traversed by the ultrasound each time the consolidation is subpleural, which is the case in acute settings in 98.5 % of cases [1] (Fig. 17.1). The fluid fills an alveola. Countless alveoli are contiguously filled, up to a macroscopic, visible volume. This fluid can be transudate, exudate, pus, blood, sweet or saline water, or any saline solution. The BLUE-protocol will allow to determine the kind of fluid involved.
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Lichtenstein, D.A. (2016). PLAPS and Lung Consolidation (Usually Alveolar Syndrome) and the C-profile. In: Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15371-1_17
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