Point-of-care ultrasound in the COVID-19 era: A scoping review.
Echocardiography
; 38(2): 329-342, 2021 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-979838
ABSTRACT
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, unprecedented pressure has been added to healthcare systems around the globe. Imaging is a crucial component in the management of COVID-19 patients. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) such as hand-carried ultrasound emerges in the COVID-19 era as a tool that can simplify the imaging process of COVID-19 patients, and potentially reduce the strain on healthcare providers and healthcare resources. The preliminary evidence available suggests an increasing role of POCUS in diagnosing, monitoring, and risk-stratifying COVID-19 patients. This scoping review aims to delineate the challenges in imaging COVID-19 patients, discuss the cardiopulmonary complications of COVID-19 and their respective sonographic findings, and summarize the current data and recommendations available. There is currently a critical gap in knowledge in the role of POCUS in the COVID-19 era. Nonetheless, it is crucial to summarize the current preliminary data available in order to help fill this gap in knowledge for future studies.
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Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ultrasonography
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Point-of-Care Systems
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Pandemics
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COVID-19
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Lung
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Reviews
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Echocardiography
Journal subject:
Cardiology
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Diagnostic Imaging
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Echo.14951
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