Different Lung Ultrasound Imaging Protocols in COVID-19 Pneumonia

Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Education and Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lung Ultrasound; Covid19; Pneumonia

Treatments: Device: LUS Fourteen area; Device: LUS Twelve area

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04805684

2011-KAEK-25 2021

Details and patient eligibility

About

Lung ultrasonography (LUS) is also used in COVID 19 pneumonia for diagnostic and follow-up purposes.It has been demonstrated in different studies that it can be used for pathologies in pleural and lung tissue. LUS was applied by different researchers by dividing the lungs into 12 and 14 regions and the results were shared.

Full description

In our study, we aimed to determine the correlation between lung findings of COVID 19 pneumonia and thoracic tomography with the results of LUS applied to different numbers (12 versus 14) of areas.

Enrollment: 59 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 and 85 years old
• Hospitalized in intensive care unit
• PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tested
• Thoracic CT applied

Exclusion criteria

• Previous lung operation
• Thoracic wall disorder
• Interstitial lung disease
• Patients who did not consent to participate in the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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59 participants in 2 patient groups

lung ultrasound 12

Active Comparator group

Description:

12 zone lung ultrasonography protocol

Treatment:

Device: LUS Twelve area

lung ultrasound 14

Active Comparator group

Description:

14 zone lung ultrasonography protocol

Treatment:

Device: LUS Fourteen area