Proposal for International Standardization of the Use of Lung Ultrasound for Patients With COVID-19
A Simple, Quantitative, Reproducible Method
Gino Soldati, Andrea Smargiassi, Riccardo Inchingolo, Danilo Buonsenso, Tiziano Perrone, Domenica Federica Briganti, Stefano Perlini, Elena Torri, Alberto Mariani, Elisa Eleonora Mossolani, Francesco Tursi, Federico Mento, Libertario Demi
Abstract
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The proposal for international standardization of the use of lung ultrasonography (LUS) for patients with COVID-19 was released on March 30, 2020, by an Italian team comprising physicians currently involved in the clinical management of COVID-19 and experts in ultrasound physics and image analysis.
In the setting of COVID-19, wireless transducers and tablets represent the most appropriate equipment for LUS. If such devices are unavailable, portable machines dedicated to exclusive use for patients with COVID-19 can be used, though maximum care for sterilization is necessary. In these cases, transducer and keyboard covers are suggested, and sterilization procedures are necessary.
Keywords: COVID-19, lung ultrasound, point-of-care ultrasound, scoring system.
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Medscape © 2020 WebMD, LLC
(2020) – Medscape – Apr 24, 2020
References:
Soldati G, Smargiassi A, Inchingolo R, Buonsenso D, Perrone T, Briganti DF, et al. Proposal for international standardization of the use of lung ultrasound for patients with COVID-19: a simple, quantitative, reproducible method. J Ultrasound Med. 2020 Mar 30. Available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jum.15285.