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COVID‐US: A simplified approach to cardiopulmonary ultrasound in suspected and confirmed COVID‐19 patients in surge crisis
Author(s) -
Yang Yang,
Anstey James,
Yastrebov Konstantin,
Nanjayya Vinodh Bhagyalakshmi,
Orde Sam,
Nalos Marek,
Costello Cartan,
Ryan Nicholas Patrick George
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2205-0140
pISSN - 1836-6864
DOI - 10.1002/ajum.12209
Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , pandemic , cardiorespiratory fitness , intensive care medicine , virology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID‐19) pandemic has placed an unprecedented challenge on healthcare systems across the globe. Rapid assessment of the cardiorespiratory function to monitor disease progression and guide treatment is essential. Therefore, we have designed the COVID‐US: a simplified cardiopulmonary ultrasound approach to use in suspected and confirmed COVID‐19 patients, to aid front‐line health workers in their decision‐making in a surge crisis.