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Echocardiography. 2020 Apr 1. doi: 10.1111/echo.14664. [Epub ahead of print]
Our Italian Experience Using Lung Ultrasound for Identification, Grading and Serial Follow-up of Severity of Lung Involvement for Management of Patients with COVID-19.
Vetrugno L[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP], Bove T[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP], Orso D[SUP]1[/SUP], Barbariol F[SUP]2[/SUP], Bassi F[SUP]2[/SUP], Boero E[SUP]3[/SUP], Ferrari G[SUP]4[/SUP], Kong R[SUP]5[/SUP], Lichtenstein DA[SUP]6[/SUP].
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Abstract
Lung ultrasound (LU) has rapidly become a tool for assessment of patients stricken by the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Over the past two and a half months (January, February and first half of March 2020) we have used this modality for identification of lung involvement along with pulmonary severity in patients with suspected or documented COVID-19 infection. Use of LU has helped us in clinical decision making and reduced the use of both chest x-rays and computed tomography (CT).
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KEYWORDS:
COVID-19; Lung Ultrasound; interstitial syndrome
PMID:32239532DOI:10.1111/echo.14664
Our Italian Experience Using Lung Ultrasound for Identification, Grading and Serial Follow-up of Severity of Lung Involvement for Management of Patients with COVID-19.
Vetrugno L[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP], Bove T[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP], Orso D[SUP]1[/SUP], Barbariol F[SUP]2[/SUP], Bassi F[SUP]2[/SUP], Boero E[SUP]3[/SUP], Ferrari G[SUP]4[/SUP], Kong R[SUP]5[/SUP], Lichtenstein DA[SUP]6[/SUP].
Author information
Abstract
Lung ultrasound (LU) has rapidly become a tool for assessment of patients stricken by the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Over the past two and a half months (January, February and first half of March 2020) we have used this modality for identification of lung involvement along with pulmonary severity in patients with suspected or documented COVID-19 infection. Use of LU has helped us in clinical decision making and reduced the use of both chest x-rays and computed tomography (CT).
This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
COVID-19; Lung Ultrasound; interstitial syndrome
PMID:32239532DOI:10.1111/echo.14664