Prognostic Values of Lung Ultrasound Score in Hospitalized COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients

Document Type : Original Article

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Department of Pulmonology and Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

10.21608/jcmrp.2024.310092.1110

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Abstract:
COVID-19 is a respiratory virus acquired mainly by droplets and airborne particles from infected persons. High-resolution computerized tomography (HRCT) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) are the standard diagnostic methods. Lung Ultrasound could be used as a complementary management tool.
Patients and methods: This was a cohort study conducted in the isolation unit of Assiut University Hospital from January 2022 to June 2023. As a specialized tertiary referral center, it received cases classified as severe or critical. The study included 82 confirmed COVID-19 pneumonia cases who underwent 3 rounds of chest ultrasound evaluation and were given a score according to ultrasound findings, with a score of 12 chosen as a cut-off point between high and low scores. The patients' clinical data and laboratory results were studied with every round.
Results: LUSS has shown good accuracy in classifying the severity of the disease, with 79.2% accuracy in predicting the severity of the infection and 79.4% accuracy in predicting mortality. It also proved its accuracy in predicting the prognosis of COVID-19 Pneumonia with an accuracy of 85.37%.
Conclusion: This study concluded that LUSS could be used successfully to predict the prognosis and outcome of COVID-19 pneumonia, which concurs with the results of previous studies.
 

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