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Lung Aeration in COVID-19 Pneumonia by Ultrasonography and Computed Tomography.
Kalkanis, Alexandros; Schepers, Christophe; Louvaris, Zafeiris; Godinas, Laurent; Wauters, Els; Testelmans, Dries; Lorent, Natalie; Van Mol, Pierre; Wauters, Joost; De Wever, Walter; Dooms, Christophe.
  • Kalkanis A; Department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospitals, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
  • Schepers C; Department of Radiology, University Hospitals, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
  • Louvaris Z; Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, Research Group for Rehabilitation in Internal Disorders, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
  • Godinas L; Department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospitals, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
  • Wauters E; Department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospitals, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
  • Testelmans D; Department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospitals, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
  • Lorent N; Department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospitals, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
  • Van Mol P; Department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospitals, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
  • Wauters J; Laboratory of Translational Genetics, VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
  • De Wever W; Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospitals, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
  • Dooms C; Department of Radiology, University Hospitals, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
J Clin Med ; 11(10)2022 May 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1855681
ABSTRACT
We conducted a prospective single-center observational study to determine lung ultrasound reliability in assessing global lung aeration in 38 hospitalized patients with non-critical COVID-19. On admission, fixed chest CT scans using visual (CTv) and software-based (CTs) analyses along with lung ultrasound imaging protocols and scoring systems were applied. The primary endpoint was the correlation between global chest CTs score and global lung ultrasound score. The secondary endpoint was the association between radiographic features and clinical disease classification or laboratory indices of inflammation. Bland-Altman analysis between chest CT scores obtained visually (CTv) or using software (CTs) indicated that only 1 of the 38 paired measures was outside the 95% limits of agreement (-4 to +4 score). Global lung ultrasound score was highly and positively correlated with global software-based CTs score (r = 0.74, CI = 0.55-0.86; p < 0.0001). Significantly higher median CTs score (p = 0.01) and lung ultrasound score (p = 0.02) were found in severe compared to moderate COVID-19. Furthermore, we identified significantly lower (p < 0.05) lung ultrasound and CTs scores in those patients with a more severe clinical condition manifested by SpO2 < 92% and C-reactive protein > 58 mg/L. We concluded that lung ultrasound is a reliable bedside clinical tool to assess global lung aeration in hospitalized non-critical care patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jcm11102718

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jcm11102718