[Ultrasound in the management of the critically ill patient with SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19): narrative review].

ABSTRACT: The clinical picture of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) is characterized in its more severe form, by an acute respiratory failure which can worsen to pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and get complicated with thrombotic events and heart dysfunction. Therefore, admission to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is common. Ultrasound, which has become an everyday tool in the ICU, can be very useful during COVID-19 pandemic, since it provides the clinician with information which can be interpreted and integrated within a global assessment during the physical examination. A description of some of the potential applications of ultrasound is depicted in this document, in order to supply the physicians taking care of these patients with an adapted guide to the intensive care settin

SUBMITTER: Fraile Gutierrez V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7605822 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature