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Can Lung Ultrasound Be the Ideal Monitoring Tool to Predict the Clinical Outcome of Mechanically Ventilated COVID-19 Patients? An Observational Study.
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- Association between lung ultrasound score and risk of mortality among acute respiratory distress syndrome patients: a meta-analysis.Biomarkers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Lung Ultrasound After COVID-19: A Pivotal Moment for Clinical Integration-Navigating Challenges and Seizing Opportunities.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Lung ultrasound among Expert operator'S: ScOring and iNter-rater reliability analysis (LESSON study) a secondary COWS study analysis from ITALUS group.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2024Article
- The Role of POCUS to Face COVID-19: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Stratifying Disease Severity in Pediatric COVID-19: A Correlative Study of Serum Biomarkers and Lung Ultrasound-A Retrospective Observational Dual-Center Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Lung ultrasound and supine chest X-ray use in modern adult intensive care: mapping 30 years of advancement (1993-2023).The ultrasound journal · 2024Review
- COVID-19 in Infants and Children under 2 Years-Could Lung Ultrasound Score Be Correlated with Biomarkers and Symptoms?Biomedicines · 2023Article
- Lung Ultrasound Reduces Chest X-rays in Postoperative Care after Thoracic Surgery: Is There a Role for Artificial Intelligence?-Systematic Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Selected Predictors of COVID-19 Mortality in the Hospitalised Patient Population in a Single-Centre Study in Poland.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Lung ultrasound to evaluate aeration changes in response to recruitment maneuver and prone positioning in intubated patients with COVID-19 pneumonia: preliminary study.The ultrasound journal · 2023Article
- Feasibility of a New Lung Ultrasound Protocol to Determine the Extent of Lung Injury in COVID-19 Pneumonia.Chest · 2023Article
- Lung Ultrasound in Adults and Children with COVID-19: From First Discoveries to Recent Advances.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Time course of lung ultrasound findings in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia and cardiac dysfunction.The ultrasound journal · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, lung ultrasound (LUS) has been widely used since it can be performed at the patient's bedside, does not produce ionizing radiation, and is sufficiently accurate. The LUS score allows for quantifying lung involvement; however, its clinical prognostic role is still controversial.
methodsA retrospective observational study on 103 COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure that were assessed with an LUS score at intensive care unit (ICU) admission and discharge in a tertiary university COVID-19 referral center.
resultsThe deceased patients had a higher LUS score at admission than the survivors (25.7 vs. 23.5;
conclusionUpon entry into the ICU, the LUS score may play a prognostic role in COVID-19 patients with ARDS. Furthermore, employing the LUS score as a monitoring tool allows for evaluating the patients with a higher probability of survival.
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