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Methods: This observational clinical study was conducted in the ED of the Ankara City Hospital during the period April 1-30, 2020. Patients who were admitted to the ED were triaged as COVID-19 infected and who agreed to undergo LUS/LCT (lung computed tomography) were included in the study.
Results: Included in the study were 40 patients who had been prediagnosed with COVID-19. Pneumonia was detected with LCT in 32 (80%) patients, while the LUS examination identified pneumonia in 23 patients. The most common finding in LCT was ground-glass opacity (n?=?29, 90.6%). Of the 23 patients with pneumonia findings in LUS, 15 (65.2%) had direct consolidation. Among the 32 patients who were found to have pneumonia as a result of LCT, 20 (62.5%) had signs of pneumonia on LUS examination, and 12 had no signs of pneumonia. In addition, 3 patients showed no signs of pneumonia with LCT, but they were misdiagnosed with pneumonia by LUS. The sensitivity of LUS in the diagnosis of pneumonia in the COVID-19 patients was 62.5%, while its specificity was 62.5%. In addition, its positive predictive value was 87.0%, and its negative predictive value was 29.4%.
Conclusion: LUS may also be used in the diagnosis of pneumonia in COVID-19 patients because it is a valuable and accessible bedside diagnostic tool.
SUBMITTER: San I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7709804 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Şan İshak İ Bekgöz Burak B Usul Eren E Yıldırım Çağdaş Ç Gemcioğlu Emin E Kahraman Ahmet Fatih AF Ay Ahmet Emre AE
Notfall & rettungsmedizin 20201202 Suppl 1
<h4>Introduction</h4>In this study, the use of lung ultrasonography (LUS) to diagnosis lung findings was evaluated in patients with suspected COVID-19 who were admitted to the emergency department (ED).<h4>Methods</h4>This observational clinical study was conducted in the ED of the Ankara City Hospital during the period April 1-30, 2020. Patients who were admitted to the ED were triaged as COVID-19 infected and who agreed to undergo LUS/LCT (lung computed tomography) were included in the study.< ...[more]