Multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound for COVID-19 (PoCUS4COVID): international expert consensus.

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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10641/2537
ISSN: 1574-4280
DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-03369-5

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2020

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COVID-19 has caused great devastation in the past year. Multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) including lung ultrasound (LUS) and focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) as a clinical adjunct has played a significant role in triaging, diagnosis and medical management of COVID-19 patients. The expert panel from 27 countries and 6 continents with considerable experience of direct application of PoCUS on COVID-19 patients presents evidence-based consensus using GRADE methodology for the quality of evidence and an expedited, modified-Delphi process for the strength of expert consensus. The use of ultrasound is suggested in many clinical situations related to respiratory, cardiovascular and thromboembolic aspects of COVID-19, comparing well with other imaging modalities. The limitations due to insufficient data are highlighted as opportunities for future research.

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COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS), Focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS), Lung ultrasound (LUS), Echocardiography

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