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ANESTHESIOLOGY
Volume 134, Issue 6, Pages 949-965Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000003757
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Lung ultrasound is increasingly being used as a diagnostic and monitoring tool in emergency departments, medical wards, and critical care units for adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients. Different scoring systems with various technical approaches and clinical indications have been proposed, suitable for patients with different time dependencies.
Lung ultrasound is increasingly used in emergency departments, medical wards, and critical care units-adult, pediatric, and neonatal. In vitro and in vivo studies show that the number and type of artifacts visualized change with lung density. This has led to the idea of a quantitative lung ultrasound approach, opening up new prospects for use not only as a diagnostic but also as a monitoring tool. Consequently, the multiple scoring systems proposed in the last few years have different technical approaches and specific clinical indications, adaptable for more or less time-dependent patients. However, multiple scoring systems may generate confusion among physicians aiming at introducing lung ultrasound in their clinical practice. This review describes the various lung ultrasound scoring systems and aims to clarify their use in different settings, focusing on technical aspects, validation with reference techniques, and clinical applications.
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