ArticleJournal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine2021
Lung Ultrasound for Identification of Patients Requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in COVID-19.
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- Lung Ultrasound Score in COVID-19 Patients Correlates with POThe western journal of emergency medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Lung ultrasound score severity cut-off points in COVID-19 pneumonia. A systematic review and validating cohort.Medicina clinica · 2023Pooled it
- Ultrasound findings of lung ultrasonography in COVID-19: A systematic review.European journal of radiology · 2022Pooled 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
- Evaluation of a Lung Ultrasound Score in Hospitalized Adult Patients with COVID-19 in Barcelona, Spain.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Lung ultrasound score severity cut-off points in COVID-19 pneumonia. A systematic review and validating cohort.Medicina clinica (English ed.) · 2023Article
- Ultrasound assessment of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia: a literature review for the primary care physician.Annals of medicine · 2022Review
- Applicability of lung ultrasound in the assessment of COVID-19 pneumonia: Diagnostic accuracy and clinical correlations.Respiratory investigation · 2022Observational
- Role of Lung Ultrasound in the Management of Patients with Suspected SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the Emergency Department.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- 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
- Prevalence and significance of pulmonary disease on lung ultrasonography in outpatients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.BMJ open respiratory research · 2021Article
- Lung ultrasound presentation of covid-19 patients: phenotypes and correlations-comment.Internal and emergency medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesIndication for invasive mechanical ventilation in COVID-19 pneumonia has been a major challenge. This study aimed to evaluate if lung ultrasound (LUS) can assist identification of requirement of invasive mechanical ventilation in moderate to severe COVID-19 pneumonia. MATERIALS AND
methodsBetween April 23 and November 12, 2020, hospitalized patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 (oxygen demand ≥4 L/min) were included consecutively. Lung ultrasound was performed daily until invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV-group) or spontaneous recovery (non-IMV-group). Clinical parameters and lung ultrasound findings were compared between groups, at intubation (IMV-group) and highest oxygen demand (non-IMV-group). A reference group with oxygen demand <4 L/min was examined at hospital admission.
resultsAltogether 72 patients were included: 50 study patients (IMV-group, n = 23; non-IMV-group, n = 27) and 22 reference patients. LUS-score correlated to oxygen demand (SpO
conclusionsLUS-score had only a moderate diagnostic value for requirement of invasive mechanical ventilation in moderate to severe COVID-19. However, LUS proved valuable as complement to respiratory parameters in guidance of disease severity and identifying critical coexisting conditions.
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