Published Nov 13, 2020



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Juan Diego Navarro Sanchez https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7379-6466

Laura Catalina Herrera Daza https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1474-8840

Juliana Granada Romero https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6832-8924

David Enrique Montaña Manrique https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9669-4681

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Abstract

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.

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Navarro Sanchez, J. D., Herrera Daza, L. C., Granada Romero, J., & Montaña Manrique, D. E. (2020). Use of Ultrasound at the Bedside of Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Narrative Review of the Literature. Universitas Medica, 61(4). https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.umed61-4.ultr
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