Ultrasound assessment of pulmonary fibroproliferative changes in severe COVID-19: a quantitative correlation study with histopathological findings.

Renata Aparecida de Almeida MonteiroAmaro Nunes Duarte-NetoLuiz Fernando Ferraz da SilvaEllen Pierre de OliveiraEllen Caroline Toledo do NascimentoThais MauadPaulo Hilário do Nascimento SaldivaMarisa Dolhnikoff

Published in: Intensive care medicine (2021)

The present study adds information to previous studies related to the use of LUS as a tool to assess the severity of acute pulmonary damage. We provide a histological background that supports the concept that LUS can be used to characterize the progression and severity of lung damage in severe COVID-19.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
oxidative stress
early onset
high resolution
hepatitis b virus
acute respiratory distress syndrome