Rationale For The Routine Application of Lung Ultrasound In The Management Of COVID-19 Patients In Middle To Low-Income Countries.

The global pandemic of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) is an unprecedented event that is overloading health services worldwide. In M éxico, the situation is no less worrying. When we started working with lung ultrasound (LUS) in México 118 cases and 1 dead have been registered in the country; at the time of writing this manuscript 56,594 cases and 6,090 deaths have been confirmed. The increase of cases and the saturation of all medical services at all levels calls for swift action and close attention. It also calls for precise diagnoses, especially in patients in respiratory distress.
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research