Lung Ultrasound Findings Are Associated with Mortality and Need for Intensive Care Admission in COVID-19 Patients Evaluated in the Emergency Department

Lung ultrasound (LUS) has recently been advocated as an accurate tool to diagnose coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia. However, reports on its use are based mainly on hypothesis 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 aimed at assessing the ability of LUS to predict 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