Lung Auscultation of Hospitalized Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia via a Wireless Stethoscope.
Int J Med Sci
; 18(6): 1415-1422, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1110663
ABSTRACT
Objective:
SARS-CoV-2 (originally named COVID-2019) pneumonia is currently prevalent worldwide. The number of cases has increased rapidly but the auscultatory characteristics of affected patients and how to use it to predict who is most likely to survive or die are not available. This study aims to describe the auscultatory characteristics and its clinical relativity of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia by using a wireless stethoscope. Material andmethods:
A cross-sectional, observational, single-center case series of 30 consecutive hospitalized patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia at Leishenshan Hospital in Wuhan, China, were enrolled from March 9 to April 5, 2020. Clinical, laboratory, radiological, treatment data and lung auscultation were collected and analyzed. Lung auscultation was acquired by a wireless electronic stethoscope. Auscultatory characteristics of the moderate, severe, and critically ill patients were compared.Results:
Kinds of crackles including fine crackles and wheezing were heard and recorded in these patients. Velcro crackles were heard in most critically ill patients (6/10). Besides, patients with Velcro crackles were all dead (6/6). There was no positive lung auscultatory finding in the moderate group and little positive lung auscultatory findings (4/10) in the severe group.Conclusion:
Velcro crackles can be auscultated by this newly designed electronic wireless stethoscope in most critically ill patients infected by SARS-CoV-2 and predicts a poor prognosis. Moderate and severe patients without positive auscultatory findings may have a better prognosis.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Auscultation
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Wireless Technology
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Lung
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Int J Med Sci
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijms.54987
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