Silvia Mongodi, Daniele De Luca, Andrea Colombo, Andrea Stella, Erminio Santangelo, Francesco Corradi, Luna Gargani, Serena Rovida, Giovanni Volpicelli, Bélaid Bouhemad, Francesco Mojoli
Lung ultrasound is increasingly used in emergency departments, medical wards, and critical care units-adult, pediatric, and neonatal. In vitro and in vivo studies show that the number and type of artifacts visualized change with lung density. This has led to the idea of a quantitative lung ultrasound approach, opening up new prospects for use not only as a diagnostic but also as a monitoring tool. Consequently, the multiple scoring systems proposed in the last few years have different technical approaches and specific clinical indications, adaptable for more or less time-dependent patients...
April 5, 2021: Anesthesiology