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...
Main Authors: | Marko Kurnik, Helena Božič, Anže Vindišar, Petra Kolar, Matej Podbregar |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-01-01
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Series: | Cardiovascular Ultrasound |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12947-023-00300-0 |
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