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Use of the lung ultrasound score in monitoring COVID-19 patients: it’s time for a reappraisal

Authors: Luigi Vetrugno, Daniele Orso, Cristian Deana, Flavio Bassi, Gianmaria Cammarota, Tiziana Bove

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Title: Use of the lung ultrasound score in monitoring COVID-19 patients: it’s time for a reappraisal
Authors: Luigi Vetrugno
Daniele Orso
Cristian Deana
Flavio Bassi
Gianmaria Cammarota
Tiziana Bove
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keywords: Acute Respiratory Distress-Syndrome
COVID-19
Lung Ultrasound
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-021-03483-y