Evaluating the Correlation Between Thoracic Ultrasound and Thoracic Computed Tomography Scores of Patients with Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia Receiving Intensive Care
Abstract:Objective: The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has turned into a global health issue in a short time because of its increasing mortality and high infection rate. Since thoracic computed tomography (CT) cannot be performed and it is not possible to transfer COVID-19 patients followed-up in the intensive care unit (ICU), follow-up, and diagnosis using lung ultrasound (LUS) has been highly advantageous nowadays. The aim of this study was to assess the correlation between the thoracic CT score and LUS… Show more
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