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Table 3 Number of LUS abnormal findings during the hospital stay and score sum per region

From: Time course of lung ultrasound findings in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia and cardiac dysfunction

LUS findings

Right hemithorax

Left hemithorax

Upper part

Lower part

Upper part

Lower part

CD+

CD-

p value

CD+

CD-

p value

CD+

CD-

p value

CD+

CD-

p value

Pleura

            

 Irregular

117

135

<0.01

119

142

<0.01

109

136

<0.01

118

144

<0.01

B-lines

            

 Regular ≤ 3

57

74

>0.1

51

69

>0.1

42

50

>0.1

38

53

>0.1

 Irregular ≤ 7

49

57

>0.1

44

56

>0.1

60

62

>0.1

59

50

>0.1

 Confluent ≥ 4

7

7

>0.1

21

10

>0.05

14

10

>0.1

20

18

>0.1

Consolidations

            

 Subpleural

19

40

0.01

40

54

>0.1

40

32

>0.1

42

36

>0.1

 Lobar

3

2

>0.1

5

5

>0.1

5

4

>0.1

10

9

>0.1

Total, number (%)

247 (24)

315 (25)

0.04

280 (25)

337 (27)

>0.05

270 (25)

294 (23)

>0.1

287 (26)

310 (25)

>0.1

  1. Each hemithorax was divided into upper and lower parts, including LUS findings of one anterior and one lateral region per part. According to their cardiac dysfunction (CD+ and CD−), findings were presented after patients division in two groups