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Pulsus Journal of Surgical Research

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Use of ultrasound at the bedside of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia: A narrative review of the literature

4th International Conference on Medicine and Surgery

October 04, 2021 | Webinar

Juan Navarro

Pontifical Xaverian University, Colombia

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Pulsus J Surg Res

Abstract :

Objective: To review the available literature on ultrasonographic diagnosis in the emergency department of patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Methodology: A search of the available literature was performed in the Medline, Embase and Google Scholars databases, using the terms of ((coronavirus) OR (COVID) OR (nCOV) OR (sars cov 2) OR (COVID-19)) AND ((Ultrasound) OR (Ultrasound) OR (Ultrasonography) OR (Lung Ultrasound) OR (Point of Care) OR (POCUS)) AND ((Lung) OR (Thorax)). Results: In the literature reviewed, the main findings in lung ultrasound are predominantly B lines, also subpleural consolidations and pleural line alterations were described, as well as the description of the A-BBC Score that allows quantifying the patient's lung involvement and its clinical commitment. Conclusions: Bedside ultrasound plays an important role in the assessment of the patient with COVID-19 pneumonia as it reduces the need for imaging studies and allows diagnosis and monitoring of the patient with a reduction in exposure to healthcare personnel and contamination of clinical areas. However, more studies are required given the little literature currently available in the population with COVID-19.

 
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