Contrast enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) to detect abdominal microcirculatory disorders in severe cases of COVID-19 infection: First experience.
Clin Hemorheol Microcirc
; 74(4): 353-361, 2020.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-116593
ABSTRACT
In the hands of experienced examiners, the contrast enhanced sonography (CEUS) offers the possibility to analyze dynamic microcirculatory disturbances in real time dynamically without any risk for kidneys and thyroid gland even in severe progressing disease bedside. Based on severe COVID-19 infections, first experiences with abdominal CEUS examinations are presented. In the stage of an imminent organ failure with significantly reduced kidney and liver function, CEUS can be used to show a narrowing of the organ-supplying arteries, as well as a delayed capillary filling of vessels near the capsule, a regional reduced parenchymal perfusion or an inflammatory hyperemia with capillary hypercirculation. It is possible to quickly rule out organ infarction and to dynamically record the mesenteric arterial and venous blood flow.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Vascular Diseases
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Coronavirus Infections
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Abdomen
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Microcirculation
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin Hemorheol Microcirc
Journal subject:
Vascular Diseases
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Hematology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
CH-209003
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