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New International Guidelines and Consensus on the Use of Lung Ultrasound

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JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE
Volume 42, Issue 2, Pages 309-344

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jum.16088

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A-lines; artificial intelligence; B-lines; COVID-19; lung ultrasound; lung ultrasound protocols; lung ultrasound standardization; LUS safety assurance; point of care ultrasound; post-COVID-19; quantitative ultrasound; SARS-CoV-2; sonographic interstitial syndrome; vertical artifacts

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A multidisciplinary panel of international LUS experts reviewed and updated the international consensus for point-of-care LUS, resulting in 20 statements with guidelines and future development proposals in the areas of technical, clinical, educational, and safety aspects.
Following the innovations and new discoveries of the last 10 years in the field of lung ultrasound (LUS), a multidisciplinary panel of international LUS experts from six countries and from different fields (clinical and technical) reviewed and updated the original international consensus for point-of-care LUS, dated 2012. As a result, a total of 20 statements have been produced. Each statement is complemented by guidelines and future developments proposals. The statements are furthermore classified based on their nature as technical (5), clinical (11), educational (3), and safety (1) statements.

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