Lung Ultrasound Findings Associated With COVID-19 ARDS, ICU Admission, and All-Cause Mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As lung ultrasound (LUS) has emerged as a diagnostic tool in patients with COVID-19, we sought to investigate the association between LUS findings and the composite in-hospital outcome of ARDS incidence, ICU admission, and all-cause mortality.

Methods

In this prospective, multi-center, observational study, adults with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection were enrolled from non-ICU in-patient units. Subjects underwent an LUS evaluating a total of 8 zones. Images were analyzed off-line, blinded to clinical variables and outcomes. A LUS score was developed to integrate LUS findings: ≥ 3 B-lines corresponded to a score of 1, confluent B-lines to a score of 2, and subpleural or lobar consolidation to a score of 3. The total LUS score ranged from 0-24 per subject.<

SUBMITTER: Espersen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10408365 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature