Correlation between hypoxaemia and lung ultrasound score in patients presenting to an emergency department with interstitial syndrome: a prospective physiological study.

ABSTRACT: Objective: To assess for the presence of a correlation between lung ultrasound score (LUSS) and ratio between arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO₂) and the fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO₂) in patients presenting to an emergency department (ED) with interstitial syndrome (IS). Design: Prospective, multicentre, physiological study. Setting: Four Belgian hospitals: one tertiary academic centre and three secondary centres. Participants: A convenience sample of adult patients who presented to an ED with acute dyspnoea and needed an arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis (those with a LUSS < 2 were secondarily excluded). Main outcome measure: Correlation between PaO₂/FIO₂ and LUSS determined using Pearson correlatio

SUBMITTER: Vasseur E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10692648 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature