ArticleERJ open research2020
Diagnosing COVID-19 pneumonia in a pandemic setting: Lung Ultrasound
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38 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The diagnostic performance of lung ultrasound for detecting COVID-19 in emergency departments: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU · 2022Pooled it
- Thoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Ultrasound findings of lung ultrasonography in COVID-19: A systematic review.European journal of radiology · 2022Pooled it
- Lung ultrasound performed by primary care physicians as a predictive and diagnostic tool in COVID-19 patients.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2026Observational
- 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
- Point-of-care lung ultrasound predicts hyperferritinemia and hospitalization, but not elevated troponin in SARS-CoV-2 viral pneumonitis in children.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Correlation between Serum Biomarkers and Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19: An Observational Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Point-of-care ultrasound use in COVID-19: a narrative review.Annals of translational medicine · 2024Review
- Serial lung ultrasound in monitoring viral pneumonia: the lesson learned from COVID-19.ERJ open research · 2023Article
- Lung Ultrasonography Is an Acceptable Imaging Modality to Diagnose COVID-19 and Effectively Correlates with HRCT Chest-A Prospective Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Lung ultrasound must be the first-line image technique in COVID-19 patients.European journal of internal medicine · 2023Article
- Concise Versus Extended Lung Ultrasound Score to Monitor Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19.Respiratory care · 2023Observational
- Monitoring of pulmonary involvement in critically ill COVID-19 patients - should lung ultrasound be preferred over CT?The ultrasound journal · 2023Article
- The use of lung ultrasound in COVID-19.ERJ open research · 2023Review
- Handheld Lung Ultrasound to Detect COVID-19 Pneumonia in Inpatients: A Prospective Cohort Study.POCUS journal · 2023Article
- Point-of-care Lung Ultrasound, Lung CT and NEWS to Predict Adverse Outcomes and Mortality in COVID-19 Associated Pneumonia.Journal of intensive care medicine · 2022Article
- Multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound for detection of pulmonary embolism in critically ill COVID-19 patients - A diagnostic accuracy study.Journal of critical care · 2022Observational
- 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
- Diagnostic Performance of Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Tests, Chest Computed Tomography, and Lung Point-of-Care-Ultrasonography for SARS-CoV-2 Compared with RT-PCR Testing: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Can Lung Imaging Scores and Clinical Variables Predict Severe Course and Fatal Outcome in COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients? A Single-Center Observational Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn this coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, fast and accurate testing is needed to profile patients at the emergency department (ED) and efficiently allocate resources. Chest imaging has been considered in COVID-19 workup, but evidence on lung ultrasound (LUS) is sparse. We therefore aimed to assess and compare the diagnostic accuracy of LUS and computed tomography (CT) in suspected COVID-19 patients.
methodsThis multicentre, prospective, observational study included adult patients with suspected COVID-19 referred to internal medicine at the ED. We calculated diagnostic accuracy measures for LUS and CT using both PCR and multidisciplinary team (MDT) diagnosis as reference. We also assessed agreement between LUS and CT, and between sonographers.
resultsOne hundred and eighty-seven patients were recruited between March 19 and May 4, 2020. Area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) was 0.81 (95% CI 0.75-0.88) for LUS and 0.89 (95% CI 0.84-0.94) for CT. Sensitivity and specificity for LUS were 91.9% (95% CI 84.0-96.7) and 71.0% (95% CI 61.1-79.6), respectively,
conclusionLUS and CT have comparable diagnostic accuracy for COVID-19 pneumonia. LUS can safely exclude clinically relevant COVID-19 pneumonia and may aid COVID-19 diagnosis in high prevalence situations.
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