Understanding of Patients with Severe COVID-19 Using Lung Ultrasound.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lung ultrasound (LUS) has proven valuable in the initial assessment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but its role in detecting pulmonary fibrosis following intensive care remains unclear. This study aims to assess the presence of pulmonary sequelae and fibrosis-like changes using LUS in survivors of severe COVID-19 pneumonia one month after discharge.

Methods

We prospectively enrolled patients with severe COVID-19 who required mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU) and conducted LUS assessments from admission to the outpatient visit after discharge. We tracked changes in key LUS findings and applied our proprietary LUS scoring system. To evaluate LUS accuracy, we correlated measured LUS values with computed tomography scores.

Results

SUBMITTER: Yang SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12010727 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature