The "pandemic" increase in lung ultrasound use in response to Covid-19: can we complement computed tomography findings? A narrative review.

ABSTRACT: Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which has rapidly spread to a global pandemic in March 2020. This emergency condition has been putting a severe strain on healthcare systems worldwide, and a prompt, dynamic response is instrumental in its management. While a definite diagnosis is based on microbiological evidence, the relationship between lung ultrasound (LU) and high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in the diagnosis and management of COVID-19 is less clear. Lung ultrasound is a point-of-care imaging tool that proved to be useful in the identification and severity assessment of different pulmonary conditions, particularly in the setting of emergency and critical care patients i

SUBMITTER: Vetrugno L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7422672 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature