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Feasibility of using point-of-care lung ultrasound for early triage of COVID-19 patients in the emergency room.

Nick NarinxAnnick SmismansRolf SymonsJohan FransAnnick DemeyereMarc Gillis
Published in: Emergency radiology (2020)
POCUS may provide early ER triage with a useful, rapid, low-threshold, and safe screening tool in evaluating possible COVID-19 infections. Due to limited specificity, suggestive POCUS lung findings should be confirmed with RT-PCR or chest CT.
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