Point-of-Care Ultrasound Predicts Clinical Outcomes in Patients With COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) detects the pulmonary manifestations of COVID-19 and may predict patient outcomes.

Methods

We conducted a prospective cohort study at four hospitals from March 2020 to January 2021 to evaluate lung POCUS and clinical outcomes of COVID-19. Inclusion criteria included adult patients hospitalized for COVID-19 who received lung POCUS with a 12-zone protocol. Each image was interpreted by two reviewers blinded to clinical outcomes. Our primary outcome was the need for intensive care unit (ICU) admission versus no ICU admission. Secondary outcomes included intubation and supplemental oxygen usage.

Results

N = 160 patients were included. Among critically ill patients, B-lines (94 vs 76%; P < .01) and consolidations (70 vs 46%; P < 

SUBMITTER: Kumar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8661628 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature