Lung Ultrasound Patterns and Clinical-Laboratory Correlates during COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Retrospective Study from North East Italy.
Riccardo SenterFederico CaponeStefano PasqualinLorenzo CerrutiLeonardo MolinariElisa Fonte BassoNicolò ZanforlinLorenzo PreviatoAlessandro ToffolonCaterina SensiGaetano Paride ArcidiaconoDavide GorgiRenato IppolitoEnrico NessiPietro PettenellaAndrea CelliniClaudio FossaEleonora VaniaSamuele GardinAndi SukthiDora LuiseMaria Teresa GiordaniMirko ZanattaSandro SavinoVito CianciAndrea SattinAnna Maria CattelanAndrea VianelloRaffaele PesaventoSandro GianniniAngelo AvogaroRoberto VettorGian Poalo FadiniAlois SallerPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)
LUS patterns provide a comprehensive evaluation of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia that correlated with severity and dynamically reflect disease stage. LUS patterns may reflect different pathophysiological processes related to inflammation or tissue damage; consolidations may represent a more specific sign of localized disease, whereas B-lines seem to be also dependent upon generalized illness due to SARS-CoV-2 infection.