Multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound for detection of pulmonary embolism in critically ill COVID-19 patients – A diagnostic accuracy study
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Keywords
Point-of-care ultrasound
POCUS
COVID-19
ICU
Pulmonary embolism
Diagnostics
Abbreviations
APACHE II
Acute Physiology and chronic Health Evaluation II
aPTT
activated prothrombin time
ARDS
acute respiratory distress syndrome
BMI
Body Mass Index
CI
confidence interval
COVID-19
coronavirus Disease 2019
CRP
C-reactive protein
CT
computed tomography
CTPA
computed tomography pulmonary angiography
CON1
1 subpleural consolidation of ≥1 cm (probable criterium)
CON2
≥2 subpleural consolidations of ≥1 cm (high likelihood criterium)
CVC
central venous catheter
DVT
deep venous thrombosis
EtCO2
end-tidal carbon dioxide
FiO2
Fraction of inspired oxygen
Hs
high sensitivity
ICU
intensive care unit
IQR
inter-quartile range
IU
international units
kPa
kilopascal
L
liter
LDH
lactate dehydrogenase
LV
left ventricle
NLR
negative likelihood ratio
NT-pro BNP
N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide
NPV
negative predictive value
PaO2
partial pressure of arterial oxygen
PaO2/FiO2 (P/F) ratio
ratio of arterial oxygen partial pressure to fractional inspired oxygen)
PE
pulmonary embolism
PEEP
positive end-expiratory pressure
PLR
positive likelihood ratio
POCUS
point-of-care ultrasound
PPV
positive predictive value
SD
standard deviation
SOFA
Sequential Organ Failure Assessment
RV
right ventricle
RVS
right ventricular strain
US-
ultrasound negative
US+
ultrasound positive
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