Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the examined patients and indications requested by physicians to perform the examination
From: Lung ultrasound in internal medicine: training and clinical practice
Characteristics/indications | N = 27 patients |
|---|---|
Median age (years) | 71 ± 5 |
Male/female | 15/12 |
Obese: BMI (kg/m2) ≥30 | 5 |
Day of the examination from the admission day | 2 ± 1 |
Acute respiratory failure as indication | 12 |
Short time follow-up in already diagnosed pathology as indication | 10 |
Guide for thoracentesis/exclusion of PNX after thoracentesis | 3 |
Exclusion of PNX after central venous catheter placement | 2 |
X chest ray at the admission (in the Emergency Medicine department) | 24 |