The Diagnostic Contribution of Systematic Lung Ultrasonography in Patients Admitted to a Conventional Pulmonology Hospitalization Unit.
Cristina Ramos HernándezMaribel Botana-RialCecilia Mouronte-RoibasMarta Núñez-FernándezAlmudena González-MontaosAdriana Carolina Caldera-DíazAlberto Ruano-RaviñaAlberto Fernández-VillarPublished in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2021)
LUS provided additive information in more than half of patients that ended up reclassifying or potentially changing diagnosis or treatment. Thus, including LUS in management algorithms could reduce the need for other complementary tests or unnecessary treatments.