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Application of POCUS in patients with COVID-19 for acute respiratory distress syndrome management: a narrative review
oleh: Xuehui Gao, Xiaojing Zou, Ruiting Li, Huaqing Shu, Yuan Yu, Xiaobo Yang, You Shang
Format: | Article |
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Diterbitkan: | BMC 2022-02-01 |
Deskripsi
Abstract COVID-19 has inflicted the world for over two years. The recent mutant virus strains pose greater challenges to disease prevention and treatment. COVID-19 can cause acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and extrapulmonary injury. Dynamic monitoring of each patient's condition is necessary to timely tailor treatments, improve prognosis and reduce mortality. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is broadly used in patients with ARDS. POCUS is recommended to be performed regularly in COVID-19 patients for respiratory failure management. In this review, we summarized the ultrasound characteristics of COVID-19 patients, mainly focusing on lung ultrasound and echocardiography. Furthermore, we also provided the experience of using POCUS to manage COVID-19-related ARDS.