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Universitas Medica
Print version ISSN 0041-9095On-line version ISSN 2011-0839
Abstract
NAVARRO SANCHEZ, Juan Diego; HERRERA DAZA, Laura Catalina; GRANADA ROMERO, Juliana and MONTANA MANRIQUE, David Enrique. Use of Ultrasound at the Bedside of Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Narrative Review of the Literature. Univ. Med. [online]. 2020, vol.61, n.4, pp.183-192. Epub Sep 30, 2020. ISSN 0041-9095. https://doi.org/10.11144/javeriana.umed61-4.ultr.
Objective:
To review the available literature on ultrasonographic diagnosis in the emergency department of patients diagnosed with COVID-19.
Methodology:
A search of the available literature was performed in the Medline, Embase and Google Scholars databases, using the terms of ((coronavirus) OR (COVID) OR (nCOV) OR (sars cov 2) OR (COVID-19)) AND ((Ultrasound) OR (Ultrasound) OR (Ultrasonography) OR (Lung Ultrasound) OR (Point of Care) OR (POCUS)) AND ((Lung) OR (Thorax)).
Results:
In the literature reviewed, the main findings in lung ultrasound are predominantly B lines, also subpleural consolidations and pleural line alterations were described, as well as the description of the A-BBC Score that allows quantifying the patient's lung involvement and its clinical commitment.
Conclusions:
Bedside ultrasound plays an important role in the assessment of the patient with COVID-19 pneumonia as it reduces the need for imaging studies, and allows diagnosis and monitoring of the patient with a reduction in exposure to healthcare personnel and contamination of clinical areas. However, more studies are required given the little literature currently available in the population with COVID-19.
Keywords : pandemics; coronavirus infections; ultrasound.