Point-of-care ultrasonography in the initial characterization of patients with COVID-19

Tung‐Chen, Yale; Algora-Martín, Ana; Llamas-Fuentes, Rafael; Rodríguez-Fuertes, Pablo; Virto, Ana María Martínez; Sanz-Rodríguez, Elena; Alonso-Martínez, Blanca; Núñez, María Angélica Rivera

doi:10.1016/j.medcle.2020.12.016

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“…However, lung ultrasound, in particular B-lines and subpleural consolidations remain a nonspecific sign of increased density of the peripheral lung parenchyma and partial loss of aeration [ 2 ]. The appropriate use of LUS is integrating it with the clinical assessment, due to the overlapping features with different etiologies, and the correct chronology of the disease.…”

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A Case of Restrictive Lung Disease Masquerading as SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia: the Complexity of Integrating Lung Ultrasound in Clinical Management

Tung‐Chen

Villén‐Villegas

Gutiérrez-Villanueva

et al. 2022

SN Compr. Clin. Med.

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This report aims to highlight the importance of integrating the lung ultrasound findings in the clinical judgment, and to integrate its findings, exemplified in this patient, thought to have COVID-19 bilateral pneumonia, and turn out to have an infectious spondylodiscitis and secondary, a restrictive lung disease. As ultrasound devices become increasingly portable and affordable, the future potential of lung ultrasound relies on a not lesser degree of clinical skills acquisition.

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A Case of Restrictive Lung Disease Masquerading as SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia: the Complexity of Integrating Lung Ultrasound in Clinical Management

Tung‐Chen

Villén‐Villegas

Gutiérrez-Villanueva

et al. 2022

SN Compr. Clin. Med.

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“…However, lung ultrasound, in particular B-lines and subpleural consolidations remain a nonspeci c sign of increased density of the peripheral lung parenchyma and partial loss of aeration [2]. The appropriate use of LUS is integrating it with the clinical assessment, due to the overlapping features with different etiologies, and the correct chronology of the disease.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Case of Restrictive Lung Disease Masquerading as Sars-Cov-2 Pneumonia: The Complexity of Integrating Lung Ultrasound in Clinical Management

Tung‐Chen

Villegas

Villanueva

et al. 2021

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This report aims to highlight the importance of integrating the lung ultrasound findings in the clinical judgement, and to integrate its findings, exemplified in this patient, thought to have COVID-19 bilateral pneumonia, and turn out to have an infectious spondylodiscitis and secondary, a restrictive lung disease.As ultrasound devices become increasingly portable and affordable, the future potential of lung ultrasound relies on a not lesser degree of clinical skills acquisition.

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The diagnostic performance of lung ultrasound for detecting COVID‐19 in emergency departments: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Jari

Alfuraih

McLaughlan

2022

J of Clinical Ultrasound

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Purpose To perform a systematic review and meta‐analysis of published literature investigating the use of lung ultrasound (LUS) on COVID‐19 patients, in emergency point of care settings, and to determine its diagnostic value compared with lung computed tomography (LCT) diagnostic performance. Whilst using the real‐time polymerase chain reaction test as the ‘gold standard’. Methods Literature searches were performed on MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, and PubMed databases for eligible studies. The LUS and LCT pooled diagnostic performance were measured using DerSimonian–Laird random effect method. Result Out of a total of 158 studies, 16 met the eligibility criteria and were included in this review. The pooled sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative likelihood ratios were 86.9%, 62.4%, 2.4 and 0.19, respectively for LUS and 93.5%, 72.6%, 3.3 and 0.05, respectively for LCT. Conclusion The lung ultrasound (LUS) demonstrated acceptable sensitivity but poor specificity when used independently to diagnose COVID‐19 pneumonia patients in emergency departments, while the lung computed tomography showed higher performance. Thus, LUS can be used to supplement existing diagnostic tools and possibly for the triage of patients.

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Point-of-care ultrasonography in the initial characterization of patients with COVID-19

Cited by 12 publications

References 20 publications

A Case of Restrictive Lung Disease Masquerading as SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia: the Complexity of Integrating Lung Ultrasound in Clinical Management

A Case of Restrictive Lung Disease Masquerading as SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia: the Complexity of Integrating Lung Ultrasound in Clinical Management

A Case of Restrictive Lung Disease Masquerading as Sars-Cov-2 Pneumonia: The Complexity of Integrating Lung Ultrasound in Clinical Management

The diagnostic performance of lung ultrasound for detecting COVID‐19 in emergency departments: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

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