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ArticleBMC pulmonary medicine2025

Lung ultrasound is cost-effective for early diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia in primary care.

Javier Martínez Redondo, Carles Comas, Montserrat Crespo Pons, Cristina García Serrano, Jesús Pujol Salud, Marc Casajuana Closas, Marta Ortega Bravo, José María Palacín Peruga

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Article in BMC pulmonary medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Javier Martínez RedondoBalaguer Primary Care Center, Gerència Territorial Lleida, Catalan Health Institute (ICS) - Balaguer, Lleida, Spain.
Carles ComasDepartment of Mathematics, Campus Cappont, University of Lleida , Lleida, Spain.
Montserrat Crespo PonsBalaguer Primary Care Center, Gerència Territorial Lleida, Catalan Health Institute (ICS) - Balaguer, Lleida, Spain.
Cristina García SerranoBalaguer Primary Care Center, Gerència Territorial Lleida, Catalan Health Institute (ICS) - Balaguer, Lleida, Spain.
Jesús Pujol SaludBalaguer Primary Care Center, Gerència Territorial Lleida, Catalan Health Institute (ICS) - Balaguer, Lleida, Spain.
Marc Casajuana ClosasFundació Institut Universitari Per a La Recerca a L'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol I Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain.
Marta Ortega BravoFundació Institut Universitari Per a La Recerca a L'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol I Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain. mortega.lleida.ics@gencat.cat.
José María Palacín PerugaFundació Institut Universitari Per a La Recerca a L'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol I Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain. jpalacinp.lleida.ics@gencat.cat.

Funding

Diputació de Lleida Picard Grant (9F22/018)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chest X-rays and lung ultrasounds are extensively utilized in primary care to diagnose pneumonia, a primary clinical manifestation of COVID-19. Employing chest X-rays for the diagnostic management of suspected COVID-19 pneumonia is significantly more costly than utilizing lung ultrasound. Since the pandemic swiftly overwhelmed healthcare systems globally, identifying the most cost-effective diagnostic tools is essential to optimize resource allocation.

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COVID-19LungPrimary Health CareCost-Benefit AnalysisEarly DiagnosisHumansSARS-CoV-2UltrasonographyChest X-rayCost analysisCOVID-19General practiceLung ultrasonography

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PMCPMC12225427

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