This observational study will describe lung ultrasound (LUS) findings over time in hospitalized patients with moderate to severe Covid-19 lung disease. Our primary aim is to investigate if lung ultrasound can identify and/or predict patients requiring mechanical ventilation. Another aim is to describe LUS findings associated with clinical findings and patient condition.
Study patients with moderate to severe Covid-19 infection will be screened with lung ultrasound daily. Lung ultrasound will be assessed by LUS-score for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) (0-36 points, Bouhemad 2015). Findings of B-line artifacts and consolidations will be noted. In addition to LUS, clinical parameters from physical examination and laboratory tests will be collected. Participants wil be followed until either admission to intensive care unit (ICU) for mechanical ventilation or until clinical improvement. A group of patients with mild Covid-19 infection will be recruited and screened once as reference. Apart from assessment with LUS, patients are managed according to routine care.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
72
Falun Hospital
Falun, Sweden
Identification of requirement of mechanical ventilation
Assessment of LUS-score or findings of consolidations correlated to requirement of mechanical ventilation on ICU
Time frame: 3 weeks
Prediction of requirement of mechanical ventilation
Assessment if LUS-score or findings of consolidations is able to anticipate clinical deterioration with requirement of mechanical ventilation on ICU
Time frame: 3 weeks
Association of LUS to clinical parameters
Descriptive assessment of clinical parameters and LUS-score over time
Time frame: 3 weeks
Description of findings on LUS
Description of quality and distribution pattern of LUS-findings in patients with different severities of Covid-19
Time frame: 3 weeks
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