Lung Ultrasound Findings in Patients with COVID-19

The current SARS-CoV-2 outbreak leads to a growing need of point-of-care thoracic imaging that is compatible with isolation settings and infection prevention precautions. We retrospectively reviewed 17 COVID-19 patients who received point-of-care lung ultrasound imaging in our isolation unit. Lung u...

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Published inSN comprehensive clinical medicine Vol. 2; no. 11; pp. 2151 - 2157
Main Authors Marggrander, Daniel T., Borgans, Frauke, Jacobi, Volkmar, Neb, Holger, Wolf, Timo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 2020
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Covid-19
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Topical Collection on COVID-19
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Lung ultrasound
Interstitial pneumonia
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Summary:The current SARS-CoV-2 outbreak leads to a growing need of point-of-care thoracic imaging that is compatible with isolation settings and infection prevention precautions. We retrospectively reviewed 17 COVID-19 patients who received point-of-care lung ultrasound imaging in our isolation unit. Lung ultrasound was able to detect interstitial lung disease effectively; severe cases showed bilaterally distributed B-Lines with or without consolidations; one case showed bilateral pleural plaques. Corresponding to CT scans, interstitial involvement is accurately depicted as B-Lines on lung ultrasound. Lung ultrasound might be suitable for detecting interstitial involvement in a bedside setting under high security isolation precautions.
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ISSN:2523-8973
2523-8973
DOI:10.1007/s42399-020-00553-0