Efficacy of a short course of lung ultrasound for primary care physicians in the assessment of COVID-19-positive patients.

Alberto Raiteri Luca Muratori Chiara FaggianoMargherita AlvisiIlaria SerioPiscaglia Fabio

Published in: Family practice (2022)

This study showed that a short training program, but comprising a hands-on practice, is capable to bring even almost novices to achieve a high overall accuracy and reliability in detecting lung involvement in COVID-19. This may result in a significant improvement of the performances of PCP involved in the first evaluation of COVID-19 cases in primary care facilities.

Keyphrases

primary care
coronavirus disease
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quality improvement
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