Publications by authors named "Luis Alberto Pazos-Area"
Background And Objectives: Elastography is a technology that has strongly impacted several medical specialties; however, it is not yet applied as part of standard clinical practice in the field of pulmonology. The objective of this systematic review is to analyse the evidence available to date in relation to pleuropulmonary ultrasound elastography, focusing on the three pathologies with the most publications: subpleural consolidations, interstitial lung diseases and pleural effusion.
Methods: Original studies published up until 12 August 2023 in the Embase, MEDLINE or Web of Science databases were included.
Objective: Thoracic ultrasound has been shown to be useful in the diagnosis of COVID-19 pulmonary involvement. Several scores for quantifying the degree of involvement have been described, although there is no evidence to show that they have any capacity for predicting unfavorable progress.
Methodology: Prospective cohort study of patients hospitalized for COVID-19.