Applicability of lung ultrasound in COVID-19 diagnosis and evaluation of the disease progression: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic originated in China and within about 4 months affected individuals all over the world. One of the limitations to the management of the COVID-19 is the diagnostic imaging to evaluate lung impairment and the patients' clinical evolution, mainly, in more severe cases that require admission into the intensive care unit. Among image examinations, lung ultrasound (LU) might be a useful tool to employ in the treatment of such patients.

Methods

A survey was carried out on PubMed to locate studies using the descriptors: ((Lung ultrasound OR ultrasound OR lung ultrasonography OR lung US) AND (coronavirus disease-19 OR coronavirus disease OR corona virus OR COVID-19 OR COVID19 OR SARS-CoV-2)). The period covered by the search was November 2019 to Octo

SUBMITTER: Peixoto AO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7983424 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature