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Usefulness of serial lung ultrasound for a severe COVID-19 patient on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Computed tomography (CT) is the most reliable method to evaluate the progression of COVID-19 pneumonitis. However, in a pandemic, transportation of critically ill invasively ventilated patients to radiology facilities is challenging, especially for those on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)...

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Autores principales: Taniguchi, Hayato, Ohta, Souichi, Honzawa, Hiroshi, Takahashi, Kouhei, Iwashita, Masayuki, Abe, Takeru, Takeuchi, Ichiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7939979/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33717868
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101383
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Sumario:Computed tomography (CT) is the most reliable method to evaluate the progression of COVID-19 pneumonitis. However, in a pandemic, transportation of critically ill invasively ventilated patients to radiology facilities is challenging, especially for those on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Notably, lung ultrasound (LUS) is a favored alternative imaging modality due to its ease of use at the point of care, which reduces the infectious risk of exposure and transmission; repeatability; absence of radiation exposure; and low cost. We demonstrated that serial LUS compares favorably with other imaging modalities in terms of usefulness for evaluating lung aeration and recovery in an ECMO-managed COVID-19 patient.