Lung Ultrasound Signs and Their Correlation With Clinical Symptoms in COVID-19 Pregnant Women: The "PINK-CO" Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To analyze the application of lung ultrasound (LUS) diagnostic approach in obstetric patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and compare LUS score and symptoms of the patients.

Design

A single-center observational retrospective study from October 31, 2020 to March 31, 2021.

Setting

Department of Ob/Gyn at the University-Hospital of Udine, Italy.

Participants

Pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 diagnosed with reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) swab test were subdivided as symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with COVID-19.

Exposure

Lung ultrasound evaluation both through initial evaluation upon admission and through serial evaluations.

Main outcome

Reporting LUS findings and LUS score characteristi

SUBMITTER: Vetrugno L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8814327 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature