There are a number of possible situations where handheld lung ultrasound could play a valuable role in the detection and management of patients with suspected/confirmed COVID-19.
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Clinicians at Massachusetts General Hospital illustrate a proof of concept for teleguidance to maximize patient/provider safety
Collaborators at San Raffaele University, Italy show an ability for Lung US to identify the persistence of subclinical lung damage in COVID-19 patients.
Early experience at The University of Pennsylvania reports that characteristic ultrasound findings can be used to help physicians detect, stage and track the progression of COVID-19
Physicians in Rome show preliminary findings indicating lung ultrasound is able to detect COVID-19 pneumonia and to predict patients at risk of intensive care unit admission and death.
Analysis of available data from prior epidemics and recent case reports, suggest to this group that lung ultrasound may be preferred over chest radiography or computed tomography in the monitoring of COVID-19.
Literature review by German Prof. Dr. Osterwalder finds that lung point-of-care ultrasound is an underutilized valuable alternative in the management of COVID-19.
Benefits, Open questions and Challenges of the use of Ultrasound in the COVID-19 pandemic era. The views of a panel of worldwide international experts.
