SynthesisEuropean journal of radiology2022
Ultrasound findings of lung ultrasonography in COVID-19: A systematic review.
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- Lung ultrasound score and in-hospital mortality of adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a meta-analysis.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Lung ultrasound score severity cut-off points in COVID-19 pneumonia. A systematic review and validating cohort.Medicina clinica · 2023Pooled it
- Lung ultrasound performed by primary care physicians as a predictive and diagnostic tool in COVID-19 patients.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2026Observational
- Retrospective Analysis of eFAST Exams to Detect COVID-19 in Trauma Patients.Emergency medicine international · 2026Article
- Application of Generative Adversarial Networks to Improve COVID-19 Classification on Ultrasound Images.Journal of imaging · 2025Article
- Correlations Between Oxygen Consumption, Ventilatory Mechanics, and Lung Ultrasound in Individuals with Post-COVID Syndrome.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Lung ultrasound and coagulation activation in COVID-19 pneumonia.Journal of ultrasound · 2025Observational
- Clinical cases of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia in sheep: Retrospective clinical, sonographic, and pathological investigations.Open veterinary journal · 2025Article
- Prognostication and integration of bedside lung ultrasound and computed tomography imaging findings with clinical features to Predict COVID-19 In-hospital mortality and ICU admission.Emergency radiology · 2025Article
- Predictors of B-line count in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Lessons Learned From Awake ECMO Approach in Covid-19-Related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome - a Scoping Review.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2025Review
- 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
- Clinical and ultrasound characteristics in patients with sars-cov-2 pneumonia, associated with hospitalization prognosis. e-covid project.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Article
- Analysis of COVID-19 patients hospitalized in general wards and intensive care units: Insights from the RIMAC cardiopulmonary imaging registry across Latin American centers.Archivos de cardiologia de Mexico · 2024Article
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- Evaluation of a Lung Ultrasound Score in Hospitalized Adult Patients with COVID-19 in Barcelona, Spain.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Comparison of lung ultrasound scoring systems for the prognosis of COVID-19 in the emergency department: An international prospective cohort study.Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine · 2024Article
- A Randomised Control Study Comparing Ultrasonography with Standard Clinical Methods in Assessing Endotracheal Tube Tip Positioning.Journal of critical care medicine (Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Targu-Mures) · 2024Article
- Tiny Lungs, Big Differences: Navigating the Varied COVID-19 Landscape in Neonates vs. Infants via Biomarkers and Lung Ultrasound.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Point-of-care ultrasound use in COVID-19: a narrative review.Annals of translational medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
purposeTo identify the defining lung ultrasound (LUS) findings of COVID-19, and establish its association to the initial severity of the disease and prognostic outcomes.
methodSystematic review was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines. We queried PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Database and Scopus using the terms ((coronavirus) OR (covid-19) OR (sars AND cov AND 2) OR (2019-nCoV)) AND (("lung ultrasound") OR (LUS)), from 31st of December 2019 to 31st of January 2021. PCR-confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection, obtained from original studies with at least 10 participants 18 years old or older, were included. Risk of bias and applicability was evaluated with QUADAS-2.
resultsWe found 1333 articles, from which 66 articles were included, with a pooled population of 4687 patients. The most examined findings were at least 3 B-lines, confluent B-lines, subpleural consolidation, pleural effusion and bilateral or unilateral distribution. B-lines, its confluent presentation and pleural abnormalities are the most frequent findings. LUS score was higher in intensive care unit (ICU) patients and emergency department (ED), and it was associated with a higher risk of developing unfavorable outcomes (death, ICU admission or need for mechanical ventilation). LUS findings and/or the LUS score had a good negative predictive value in the diagnosis of COVID-19 compared to RT-PCR.
conclusionsThe most frequent ultrasound findings of COVID-19 are B-lines and pleural abnormalities. High LUS score is associated with developing unfavorable outcomes. The inclusion of pleural effusion in the LUS score and the standardisation of the imaging protocol in COVID-19 LUS remains to be defined.
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