Lung ultrasound to evaluate aeration changes in response to recruitment maneuver and prone positioning in intubated patients with COVID-19 pneumonia: preliminary study

The Ultrasound Journal

Table 3 Lung ultrasound

Parameters	Supine (n.20)	Recruitment (n.20)	Prone (n.20)	P value
Global lung ultrasound score	26.5 (23.5–30.0)	21.5 (18.0–23.3)^a	23.0 (21.0–26.3)^bc	< 0.001
Lung ultrasound score				0.726
Right lung
Antero-superior region	2.0 (1.0–2.0)	2.0 (1.0–2.0)	2.0 (2.0–2.0)
Antero-inferior region	2.0 (2.0–2.0)	2.0 (1.0–2.0)	2.0 (2.0–3.0)
Latero-superior region	2.0 (2.0–2.0)	2.0 (1.0–2.0)	2.0 (2.0–2.0)
Latero-inferior region	2.0 (2.0–2.3)	2.0 (2.0–2.3)	2.0 (2.0–2.0)
Postero-superior region	2.0 (2.0–3.0)	2.0 (2.0–2.0)	2.0 (1.0–2.0)
Postero-inferior region	3.0 (2.8–3.0)	2.0 (2.0–3.0)	2.0 (1.0–2.0)
Left lung
Antero-superior region	2.0 (1.5–2.0)	1.0 (1.0–2.0)	2.0 (1.0–2.0)
Antero-inferior region	2.0 (2.0–2.0)	2.0 (1.5–2.0)	2.0 (2.0–2.0)
Latero-superior region	2.0 (2.0–2.0)	2.0 (2.0–2.0)	2.0 (2.0–2.0)
Latero-inferior region	2.0 (2.0–3.0)	2.0 (2.0–2.0)	2.0 (2.0–2.0)
Postero-superior region	2.0 (2.0–3.0)	2.0 (2.0–3.0)	2.0 (1.0–2.0)
Postero-inferior region	3.0 (2.0–3.0)	2.0 (2.0–3.0)	2.0 (1.0–2.0)