Modified Lung Ultrasound Score in Evaluating the Severity of Covid-19 Pneumonia
Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, cilt.47, sa.8, ss.2080-2089, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 8
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2021.04.023
- Dergi Adı: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CINAHL, Compendex, EMBASE, MEDLINE
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2080-2089
- Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19 pneumonia, Ultrasonography, Modified lung ultrasound score
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 causes coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), which has been declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The aim of the study described here was to determine the severity of pneumonia and the clinical parameters related to a modified lung ultrasound score (mLUS) in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. The study included 44 patients with proven COVID-19 pneumonia. Patients were divided into three groups on the basis of pneumonia severity: mild/moderate pneumonia (group I), severe pneumonia (group II) and critically ill patients (group III). It was determined that mLUS values in groups I–III were 6.51 ± 4.12, 23.5 ± 5.9 and 24.7 ± 3.9, respectively. mLUS values were significantly higher in group II and III patients than in group I patients. There was a positive relationship between mLUS and age and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide level and a negative relationship with PaO2/FiO2 (p = 0.032, β = 0.275 vs. p = 0.012, β = 0.315 vs. p = 0.001, β = –0.520, respectively). In patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, mLUS increases significantly with the severity of the disease.