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ArticleRespiratory medicine case reports2020

Lung Ultrasound in Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia in the Sub-Intensive Care Unit: Beyond the Diagnostic Purpose.

Elena Magnani, Luca Mattei, Elisa Paolucci, Giovanni Magalotti, Nicoletta Giacalone, Chiara Praticò, Beniamino Praticò, Maria Cristina Zani

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Article in Respiratory medicine case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. What Is COVID 19 Teaching Us about Pulmonary Ultrasound?Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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Elena MagnaniDivision of Respiratory Sub-Intensive Care, Internal Medicine Unit, M. Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy.
Luca MatteiDivision of Respiratory Sub-Intensive Care, Internal Medicine Unit, M. Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy.
Elisa PaolucciDivision of Respiratory Sub-Intensive Care, Internal Medicine Unit, M. Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy.
Giovanni MagalottiDivision of Respiratory Sub-Intensive Care, Internal Medicine Unit, M. Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy.
Nicoletta GiacaloneDivision of Respiratory Sub-Intensive Care, Internal Medicine Unit, M. Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy.
Chiara PraticòEmergency Care Unit, S. Maria Della Scaletta Hospital, Imola, Italy.
Beniamino PraticòDivision of Respiratory Sub-Intensive Care, Internal Medicine Unit, M. Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy.
Maria Cristina ZaniDivision of Respiratory Sub-Intensive Care, Internal Medicine Unit, M. Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lung Ultra-Sound (LUS) can be very helpful at the diagnostic stage of COVID-19 pneumonia. We describe four clinical cases that summarize other helpful employment of LUS during the management of severe COVID-19 pneumonia with lung failure. LUS, together with clinical signs and arterial blood gases values, assists in guiding prompt clinical management of potential worsening of conditions. The monitoring of size and signs of aeration of consolidations is an important adjuvant in evaluating clinical evolution. The monitoring of LUS patterns can guide the management of non-invasive ventilation as well as the timing of CPAP weaning.

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ABG, Arterial Blood GasCOVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019CPAP, Positive Airway PressureHRTC, High-Resolution Computed TomographyLung ultrasoundLUS, Lung Ultra SoundNon-invasive ventilationPEEP, Positive End Expiratory PressureP/F, ratio between arterial oxygen partial pressure (PaO2) and inspired oxygen fraction (FiO2)PneumoniaSevere COVID-19 disease

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PMCPMC7691824

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