Contribution of lung ultrasound in diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia in the emergency department: a prospective multicentre study.

ABSTRACT: Lung ultrasound (LUS) can help clinicians make a timely diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).

Objectives

To assess if LUS can improve diagnosis and antibiotic initiation in emergency department (ED) patients with suspected CAP.

Design

A prospective observational study.

Settings

Four EDs.

Participants

The study included 150 patients older than 18 years with a clinical suspicion of CAP, of which 2 were subsequently excluded (incorrect identification), leaving 148 patients (70 women and 78 men, average age 72±18 years). Exclusion criteria included a life-threatening condition with do-not-resuscitate-order or patient requiring immediate intensive care.

Interventions

After routine diagnostic procedure (clinical, radiological and laboratory tests), t

SUBMITTER: Javaudin F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8475146 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature