First Line Covid-19, Emergency Ultrasound

The application of lung ultrasound in the evaluation and management of patients with suspected Covid-19 infection (coronavirus 2019 associated disease) is based on the I-AIM approach (Indication, Acquisition, Interpretation and Management).
The following recommendations are drawn from a consensus of experts, correlated with the clinical and ultrasound presentation of about a hundred of cases.
There is limited evidence on this subject, thus these recommendations are equally based upon the ultrasound findings in other types of interstitial lung diseases and on CT findings of Covid-19 patients.
This guideline will be modified and improved according to new evidence.
 
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