Integrated lung ultrasound score for early clinical decision-making in patients with COVID-19: results and implications

Integrated lung ultrasound score for early clinical decision-making in patients with COVID-19: results and implications

Abstract Background and objectives Lung Ultrasound Score (LUS) identifies and monitors pneumonia by assigning increasing scores. However, it does not include parameters, such as inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter and index of collapse, diaphragmatic excursions and search for pleural and pericardial e...

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Main Authors: Paola Dell’Aquila, Pasquale Raimondo, Vito Racanelli, Paola De Luca, Sandra De Matteis, Antonella Pistone, Rosa Melodia, Lucilla Crudele, Daniela Lomazzo, Antonio Giovanni Solimando, Antonio Moschetta, Angelo Vacca, Salvatore Grasso, Vito Procacci, Daniele Orso, Luigi Vetrugno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-06-01
Series:The Ultrasound Journal
Subjects:
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Lung Ultrasound Score (LUS)
Integrated Lung Ultrasound Score (i-LUS)
Emergency Department
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13089-022-00264-8

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