ArticleMedicina clinica (English ed.)2021
Point-of-care ultrasonography in the initial characterization of patients with COVID-19.
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- Systematic Review of Commercially Available Clinical CMUT-Based Systems for Use in Medical Ultrasound Imaging: Products, Applications, and Performance.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled 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
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- [Impact of Lung Ultrasound dUring the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: Distinction Between Viral and Bacterial Pneumonia].Reumatologia clinica · 2022Article
- The lung ultrasound "Rule of 7" in the prognosis of COVID-19 patients: Results from a prospective multicentric study.Medicina clinica (English ed.) · 2022Article
- The lung ultrasound "Rule of 7" in the prognosis of COVID-19 patients: Results from a prospective multicentric study.Medicina clinica · 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
- The correlation between point-of-care ultrasound and digital tomosynthesis when used with suspected COVID-19 pneumonia patients in primary care.The ultrasound journal · 2022Article
- A Case of Restrictive Lung Disease Masquerading as SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia: the Complexity of Integrating Lung Ultrasound in Clinical Management.SN comprehensive clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Importance of Lung Ultrasound Follow-Up in Patients Who Had Recovered from Coronavirus Disease 2019: Results from a Prospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Imaging Evaluation of Pulmonary and Non-Ischaemic Cardiovascular Manifestations of COVID-19.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- One-month outcomes of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection and their relationships with lung ultrasound signs.The ultrasound journal · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is growing evidence regarding the imaging findings of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in chest X-rays and computed tomography scans; however, their availability during this pandemic outbreak might be compromised. Currently, the role of point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) has yet to be explored.
objectivesTo describe the POCUS findings of COVID-19 in patients with the disease admitted to the emergency department (ED), correlating them with vital signs, laboratory and radiologic results, therapeutic decisions, and the prognosis.
methodsProspective study performed in the ED of 2 academic hospitals. Patients with highly suspected or confirmed COVID-19 underwent a lung ultrasonography (lung POCUS), focused cardiac ultrasound (FOCUS), and inferior vena cava (IVC) exam.
resultsBetween March and April 2020, 96 patients were enrolled. The mean age was 68.2 years (SD 17.5). The most common findings in the lung POCUS were an irregular pleural line (63.2%), bilateral confluence (55.2%), and isolated B-lines (53.1%), which were associated with a positive RT-PCR (odds ratio 4.327; 95% CI 1.216-15.401;
conclusionsPOCUS parameters have the potential to impact the diagnosis, management, and prognosis of patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19.
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