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

Autor: Elisa Paolucci, Giovanni Magalotti, Luca Mattei, Chiara Praticò, Elena Magnani, Nicoletta Giacalone, Beniamino Praticò, Maria Cristina Zani
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Case Report
ABG
Arterial Blood Gas
law.invention
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
HRTC
High-Resolution Computed Tomography
law
medicine
PEEP
Positive End Expiratory Pressure
Severe COVID-19 disease
P/F
ratio between arterial oxygen partial pressure (PaO2) and inspired oxygen fraction (FiO2)
CPAP
Positive Airway Pressure
Stage (cooking)
Intensive care medicine
COVID-19
coronavirus disease 2019
lcsh:RC705-779
Lung
Lung ultrasound
LUS
Lung Ultra Sound
business.industry
Pneumonia
lcsh:Diseases of the respiratory system
medicine.disease
Intensive care unit
respiratory tract diseases
medicine.anatomical_structure
030228 respiratory system
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Non-invasive ventilation
business
Zdroj: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, Vol 31, Iss, Pp 101307-(2020)
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
ISSN: 2213-0071
Popis: 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 values, assists in guiding prompt clinical management of potential worsening of conditions. The monitoring of size and signs of aeration of consolidations is an important adjuvant in evaluating clinical evolution. The monitoring of LUS patterns can guide the management of non-invasive ventilation as well as the timing of CPAP weaning.
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