Point‐of‐care lung ultrasound in patients with COVID‐19–a narrative review

MJ Smith, SA Hayward, SM Innes, ASC Miller - Anaesthesia, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Ultrasound imaging of the lung and associated tissues may play an important role in the
management of patients with COVID‐19–associated lung injury. Compared with other …

BLUE-protocol and FALLS-protocol: two applications of lung ultrasound in the critically ill

DA Lichtenstein - Chest, 2015 - Elsevier
This review article describes two protocols adapted from lung ultrasound: the bedside lung
ultrasound in emergency (BLUE)-protocol for the immediate diagnosis of acute respiratory …

Lung ultrasound score predicts surfactant need in extremely preterm neonates

L De Martino, N Yousef, R Ben-Ammar… - …, 2018 - publications.aap.org
METHODS: We performed a prospective cohort diagnostic accuracy study between 2015
and 2016 in a tertiary-care academic center. Inborn neonates at≤ 30 weeks' gestation with …

European Respiratory Society statement on thoracic ultrasound

CB Laursen, A Clive, R Hallifax… - European …, 2021 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Thoracic ultrasound is increasingly considered to be an essential tool for the pulmonologist.
It is used in diverse clinical scenarios, including as an adjunct to clinical decision making for …

Lung ultrasound to monitor extremely preterm infants and predict bronchopulmonary dysplasia. A multicenter longitudinal cohort study

B Loi, G Vigo, E Baraldi, F Raimondi… - American journal of …, 2021 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Lung ultrasound is useful in critically ill patients with acute respiratory failure.
Given its characteristics, it could also be useful in extremely preterm infants with evolving …

Lung ultrasonography score to evaluate oxygenation and surfactant need in neonates treated with continuous positive airway pressure

R Brat, N Yousef, R Klifa, S Reynaud… - JAMA …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Lung ultrasonography (LUS) is a bedside technique useful to diagnose neonatal
respiratory problems, but, to our knowledge, no data are available about its use for …

Lung ultrasound in the critically ill

DA Lichtenstein - Annals of intensive care, 2014 - Springer
Lung ultrasound is a basic application of critical ultrasound, defined as a loop associating
urgent diagnoses with immediate therapeutic decisions. It requires the mastery of ten signs …

Point-of-care lung ultrasound in neonatology: classification into descriptive and functional applications

F Raimondi, N Yousef, F Migliaro, L Capasso… - Pediatric …, 2021 - nature.com
Lung ultrasound (LUS) is the latest amongst imaging techniques: it is a radiation-free,
inexpensive, point-of-care tool that the clinician can use at the bedside. This review …

Diaphragm and lung ultrasound to predict weaning outcome: systematic review and meta-analysis

AM Llamas-Álvarez, EM Tenza-Lozano, J Latour-Pérez - Chest, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Deciding the optimal timing for extubation in patients who are mechanically
ventilated can be challenging, and traditional weaning predictor tools are not very accurate …

Modified lung ultrasound score for assessing and monitoring pulmonary aeration

S Mongodi, B Bouhemad, A Orlando… - Ultraschall in der …, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
Purpose Lung Ultrasound Score (LUSS) is a useful tool for lung aeration assessment but
presents two theoretical limitations. First, standard LUSS is based on longitudinal scan and …