Lung Ultrasound in Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia in the Sub-Intensive Care Unit: Beyond the Diagnostic Purpose

Lung Ultrasound in Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia in the Sub-Intensive Care Unit: Beyond the Diagnostic Purpose

Lung Ultra-Sound (LUS) can be very helpful at the diagnostic stage of COVID-19 pneumonia. We describe four clinical cases that summarize other helpful employment of LUS during the management of severe COVID-19 pneumonia with lung failure. LUS, together with clinical signs and arterial blood gases va...

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Main Authors: Elena Magnani, Luca Mattei, Elisa Paolucci, Giovanni Magalotti, Nicoletta Giacalone, Chiara Praticò, Beniamino Praticò, Maria Cristina Zani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Severe COVID-19 disease
Pneumonia
Lung ultrasound
Non-invasive ventilation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007120305219

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