Novel Coronavirus 2019 Disease (COVID-19) mortality is highly associated with viral pneumonia and its complications. Accurate and prompt diagnosis shown to be effective to improve outcome by providing early treatment strategies. While chest X-ray (CXR) and computerized tomography (CT) are defined as gold standard, given the advantage of being an ionized radiation free, practical technique point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is also reported as a diagnostic tool for COVID-19. There are limited studies regarding the importance of POCUS in diagnosis and review of COVID-19. Therefore the aim of this study is to evaluate the utility of bedside lung ultrasound on diagnosis of COVID-19 for patients admitted to emergency department .
Novel Coronavirus 2019 Disease (COVID-19) mortality is highly associated with viral pneumonia
and its complications. Accurate and prompt diagnosis shown to be effective to improve outcome
by providing early treatment strategies. While chest X-ray (CXR) and computerized tomography
(CT) are defined as gold standard, given the advantage of being an ionized radiation free,
practical technique point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is also reported as a diagnostic tool
for COVID-19. There are limited studies regarding the importance of POCUS in diagnosis and
review of COVID-19. Therefore the aim of this study is to evaluate the utility of bedside
lung ultrasound on diagnosis of COVID-19 for patients admitted to emergency department .
Device: Bedside lung ultrasound
Point of care ultrasound will be used as bedside lung ultrasound to determine the patients if they have a COVID-19 pneumonia.
Inclusion Criteria:
- All patients with an informed consent
- Admission to emergency department with symptoms or signs of COVID-19
Exclusion Criteria:
- Absence of informed consent
- Patients under age of 18
- Presence of acute coronary syndrome
- Presence of chronic lung disease
- Pregnancy
- Presence of trauma
- Patients with a diagnosis of malignancy
Istanbul Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey
Investigator: Seda Yilmaz Semerci
Contact: +905337180683
sedayilmazsemerci@gmail.com
Ramazan Guven
+902124041500
drramazanguven@gmail.com
Seda Yilmaz Semerci
+905337180683
sedayilmazsemerci@gmail.com