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Lung Ultrasound and Respiratory Pathophysiology in Mechanically Ventilated COVID-19 Patients-an Observational Trial.
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- Lung Ultrasound Score in COVID-19 Patients Correlates with POThe western journal of emergency medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Ultrasound findings of lung ultrasonography in COVID-19: A systematic review.European journal of radiology · 2022Pooled it
- Echocardiography, lung ultrasound, and cardiac magnetic resonance findings in COVID-19: A systematic review.Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) · 2021Pooled it
- Association of Lung Ultrasound Score with Mortality and Severity of COVID-19: A Meta-Analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis.International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases · 2021Pooled it
- Pulmonary ultrasound in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 pneumonia in South Africa: An observational study.African journal of thoracic and critical care medicine · 2025Article
- Relationship of lung ultrasound score with oxygenation and pulmonary mechanics in mechanically ventilated patients: An observational study.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2024Article
- Lung Ultrasound in Patients With SARS-COV-2 Pneumonia: Correlations With Chest Computed Tomography, Respiratory Impairment, and Inflammatory Cascade.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2022Article
- Outcomes of Simplified Lung Ultrasound Exam in COVID-19: Implications for Self-Imaging.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2022Article
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- Italian Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation, and Intensive Care expert consensus statement on the use of lung ultrasound in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (ITACO).Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2021Article
- Tocilizumab for the treatment of non-critical COVID-19 pneumonia: an overview of the rationale and clinical evidence to date.Expert review of clinical pharmacology · 2021Review
- Role of Lung Ultrasound in Predicting Clinical Severity and Fatality in COVID-19 Pneumonia.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Article
- Thoracic imaging outcomes in COVID-19 survivors.World journal of radiology · 2021Review
- Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19: Clinical Correlates and Comparison with Chest Computed Tomography.SN comprehensive clinical medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
The relationship between respiratory system mechanics, lung ultrasound (LUS) abnormalities, and mortality in mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19-associated respiratory failure is unknown. We assessed the pattern of respiratory mechanics and LUS, their changes over time, and the differences between survivors and non-survivors. We additionally analyzed the relationship between LUS findings and the severity of gas exchange impairment and interleukin 6 (IL-6). This was a two-center retrospective, observational trial carried out in the intensive care units of the hospitals of Bolzano and Merano, Italy, from March 15 to April 20, 2020. We enrolled 41 consecutive patients. Seven patients (17%, 95% CI 8.5-31.3%) died. Mean compliance of the respiratory system on ICU admission was 41.6 (± 18.8) ml/mbar (42.5 (± 19.6) for survivors, 38.0 (± 16.3) for deceased,
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