ASE Statement on Point-of-Care Ultrasound during the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Pandemic

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2020 Jun;33(6):670-673. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2020.04.017. Epub 2020 Apr 15.

Authors

Amer M Johri¹, Benjamin Galen², James N Kirkpatrick³, Michael Lanspa⁴, Sharon Mulvagh⁵, Ritu Thamman⁶

Affiliations

¹ Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: amerschedule@gmail.com.
² Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
³ University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.
⁴ Intermountain Medical Center and the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
⁵ Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
⁶ University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Abstract

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POCUS can assist in the evaluation of suspected/confirmed COVID-19 infection.
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A cardiopulmonary POCUS protocol is provided and implications discussed.
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A device-cleaning check-list is provided.

Keywords: COVID-19; Lung ultrasound; Point-of-care ultrasound.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Consensus*
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Disease Transmission, Infectious / prevention & control*
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Point-of-Care Systems / standards*
SARS-CoV-2
Societies, Medical*
Ultrasonography / methods*
United States