Lung Ultrasound findings are associated with mortality and need of intensive care admission in COVID-19 patients evaluated in the Emergency Department

Lung Ultrasound (LUS) has been recently advocated as an accurate tool to diagnose COVID-19 pneumonia. However, reports on its use are mainly based on hypotheses studies, case reports or small retrospective case series, while the prognostic role of LUS in COVID-19 patients has not yet been established. We conducted a prospective study aiming to assess the ability of LUS in predicting mortality and intensive care unit admission of COVID-19 patients evaluated in a tertiary level emergency department.

Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - July 14, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Nicola Bonadia, Annamaria Carnicelli, Alfonso Piano, Danilo Buonsenso, Emanuele Gilardi, Cristina Kadhim, Enrico Torelli, Martina Petrucci, Luca Di Maurizio, Daniele Guerino Biasucci, Mariella Fuorlo, Evelina Forte, Raffaella Zaccaria, Francesco Francesch Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research