Residual Lung Injury in Patients Recovering From COVID-19 Critical Illness: A Prospective Longitudinal Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound Study.

Unlabelled: Scarce data exist regarding the natural history of lung lesions detected on ultrasound in those who survive severe COVID-19 pneumonia.

Objective: We performed a prospective analysis of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) findings in critically ill COVID-19 patients during and after hospitalization.

Methods: We enrolled 171 COVID-19 intensive care unit patients.

Prospective Longitudinal Evaluation of Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound in Critically Ill Patients With Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia.

Objectives: To perform a prospective longitudinal analysis of lung ultrasound findings in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Methods: Eighty-nine intensive care unit (ICU) patients with confirmed COVID-19 were prospectively enrolled and tracked. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) examinations were performed with phased array, convex, and linear transducers using portable machines.