Lung ultrasound as a screening tool for SARS-CoV-2 infection in surgical patients.
Alberto Federico GarcíaAna María Ángel-IsazaJulian ChicaDavid Esteban EstradaCarlos Andrés Vargas-MoralesJorge Revelo-NogueraTatiana MorellJeison Antonio GómezFernando Rodríguez-HolguínMauricio UmañaJosé Julián SernaSandra Milena CarvajalPublished in: Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU (2022)
The LUS score in surgical patients is not a useful tool for screening patients with potential COVID-19 infection. LUS score shows a high specificity with a cut-off value of 8.