Lung ultrasound predicts clinical course but not outcome in COVID-19 ICU patients: a retrospective single-center analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Point-of-care lung ultrasound (LU) is an established tool in the first assessment of patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Purpose of this study was to evaluate the value of lung ultrasound in COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) patients in predicting clinical course and outcome.

Methods

We analyzed lung ultrasound score (LUS) of all COVID-19 patients admitted from March 2020 to December 2020 to the Internal Intensive Care Unit, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) of Munich. LU was performed according to a standardized protocol at ICU admission and in case of clinical deterioration with the need for intubation. A normal lung scores 0 points, the worst LUS has 24 points. Patients were stratified in a low (0-12 points) and a high (13-24 points) lung ultrasoun

SUBMITTER: Stecher SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8236568 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature