Lung Ultrasound in Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia in the Sub-Intensive Care Unit: Beyond the Diagnostic Purpose.
Respir Med Case Rep
; 31: 101307, 2020.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33262928
ABSTRACT
Lung Ultra-Sound (LUS) can be very helpful at the diagnostic stage of COVID-19 pneumonia. We describe four clinical cases that summarize other helpful employment of LUS during the management of severe COVID-19 pneumonia with lung failure. LUS, together with clinical signs and arterial blood gases values, assists in guiding prompt clinical management of potential worsening of conditions. The monitoring of size and signs of aeration of consolidations is an important adjuvant in evaluating clinical evolution. The monitoring of LUS patterns can guide the management of non-invasive ventilation as well as the timing of CPAP weaning.
ABG, Arterial Blood Gas; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; CPAP, Positive Airway Pressure; HRTC, High-Resolution Computed Tomography; LUS, Lung Ultra Sound; Lung ultrasound; Non-invasive ventilation; P/F, ratio between arterial oxygen partial pressure (PaO2) and inspired oxygen fraction (FiO2); PEEP, Positive End Expiratory Pressure; Pneumonia; Severe COVID-19 disease
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Respir Med Case Rep
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italia
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ENGLAND
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ESCOCIA
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GB
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GREAT BRITAIN
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INGLATERRA
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REINO UNIDO
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SCOTLAND
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UK
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UNITED KINGDOM