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Usefulness of chest ultrasound in a neonatal infection due to SARS-CoV-2

2021

Chest ultrasoundmedicine.medical_specialty2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)business.industrySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)PediatricsInfant newbornRJ1-570Neonatal infectionManagement of Technology and InnovationInternal medicinemedicineUltrasonographybusinessScientific LetterAnales de Pediatría (English Edition)
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Bedside chest ultrasound to distinguish heart failure from pneumonia‐related dyspnoea in older COVID‐19 patients

2020

Abstract Aims In the older population, acute heart failure is a frequent, life‐threatening complication of COVID‐19 that requires urgent specific care. We aimed to explore the impact of point‐of‐care chest ultrasound (CUS) use in older bedridden inpatients during the COVID‐19 pandemic as a tool to distinguish between cardiogenic pulmonary oedema and isolated viral pneumonia‐related dyspnoea. Methods and results This prospective series included 16 patients aged 75 or older, hospitalized for acute dyspnoea in an acute geriatric unit of a university hospital and testing positive for a SARS‐Cov2 infection. We collected demographic characteristics, medical history, biological screening, clinical…

Chest ultrasoundmedicine.medical_specialtyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Short CommunicationShort CommunicationsContext (language use)Heart failurePoint‐of‐care ultrasound030204 cardiovascular system & hematology03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineOlder patientsCOVID‐19Internal medicineDyspnoeamedicineDiseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) systemMedical history030212 general & internal medicineAgedbusiness.industryPneumoniamedicine.diseasePneumoniaRC666-701Heart failureCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessComplicationESC Heart Failure
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