Eight versus 28-point lung ultrasonography in moderate acute heart failure: a prospective comparative study.

ABSTRACT: Lung ultrasonography (LUS) is an accurate method of estimating lung congestion but there is ongoing debate on the optimal number of scanning points. The aim of the present study was to compare the reproducibility (i.e. interobserver agreement) and the feasibility (i.e. time consumption) of the two most practiced protocols in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure (AHF). This prospective trial compared 8- and 28-point LUS protocols. Both were performed by an expert-novice pair of sonographers at admission and after 4 to 6 days on patients admitted for AHF. A structured bio-clinical evaluation was simultaneously carried out by the treating physician. The primary outcome was expert-novice interobserver agreement estimated by kappa statistics. Secondary outcomes included time spent on i

SUBMITTER: Leidi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8856869 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature