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Lung ultrasound in the COVID-19 pandemic

Lung ultrasound has been described for over a decade and international protocols exist for its application. It is a controversial area among pulmonologists and has had more uptake with emergency as well as intensive care physicians. We discuss the basics and evidence behind the use of lung ultrasoun...

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Autores principales: Jackson, Karl, Butler, Robert, Aujayeb, Avinash
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10016966/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32895294
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-138137
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Sumario:Lung ultrasound has been described for over a decade and international protocols exist for its application. It is a controversial area among pulmonologists and has had more uptake with emergency as well as intensive care physicians. We discuss the basics and evidence behind the use of lung ultrasound in respiratory failure, and what role we see it playing in the current 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic.