Pulmonary hypertension at admission predicts ICU mortality in elderly critically ill with severe COVID-19 pneumonia: retrospective cohort study

Pulmonary hypertension at admission predicts ICU mortality in elderly critically ill with severe COVID-19 pneumonia: retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a useful diagnostic tool for non-invasive assessment of critically ill patients. Mortality of elderly patients with COVID-19 pneumonia is high and there is still scarcity of definitive predictors. Aim of our study was to assess the prediction v...

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Main Authors: Marko Kurnik, Helena Božič, Anže Vindišar, Petra Kolar, Matej Podbregar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Subjects:
COVID-19
Elderly
ICU
Mortality
Echocardiography
Lung ultrasound
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12947-023-00300-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12947-023-00300-0

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