From: Time course of lung ultrasound findings in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia and cardiac dysfunction
LUS findings | Right hemithorax | Left hemithorax | ||||||||||
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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 |