Open AccessAccuracy of Bedside Lung Ultrasound as a Rapid Triage Tool for Suspected Covid-19 Cases
Author(s) -
Arıf Karagöz,
Caner Sağlam,
Hakan Bariş Demirbaş,
Semih Korkut,
Erden Erol Ünlüer
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ultrasound quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.324
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1536-0253
pISSN - 0894-8771
DOI - 10.1097/ruq.0000000000000530
Subject(s) - medicine , triage , confidence interval , pneumonia , covid-19 , emergency department , receiver operating characteristic , prospective cohort study , predictive value of tests , emergency medicine , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , psychiatry
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak began in China. The characteristic of the disease is development of pneumonia. We aimed to investigate the accuracy of bedside lung ultrasound (BLUS) for diagnosing Covid-19 pneumonia, and its effectiveness for the correct triage of patients with suspected Covid-19 in the emergency department (ED).