Feasibility of using a handheld ultrasound device to detect and characterize shunt and deep vein thrombosis in patients with COVID-19: an observational study

Feasibility of using a handheld ultrasound device to detect and characterize shunt and deep vein thrombosis in patients with COVID-19: an observational study

Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes an atypical acute respiratory distress syndrome associated with thromboembolism and high shunt fraction. Shunt may be intrapulmonary, or extrapulmonary. Handheld devices are increasingly being used for point-of-care ultrasound, but their...

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Main Authors: Rajkumar Rajendram, Arif Hussain, Naveed Mahmood, Mubashar Kharal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-11-01
Series:The Ultrasound Journal
Subjects:
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Point-of-care ultrasound
Lung ultrasound
Echocardiography
Deep vein ultrasound
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13089-020-00197-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13089-020-00197-0

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