https://doi.org/10.4081/scenario.2022.508
Pulmonary ultrasound by the nurse in Intensive Care to monitor patients with ARDS: BLUE Vs. LUS score
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Monitoring patients with respiratory failure by measuring SpO2 alone does not express disease severity regarding how sick the lung is. Through the lung ultrasound score (LUS), it is possibly better to evaluate the patient’s aeration score and follow it over time.
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Piani, T., Rebbelato, A., Fabris, S., & Vetrugno, L. (2022). Pulmonary ultrasound by the nurse in Intensive Care to monitor patients with ARDS: BLUE Vs. LUS score. Scenario® - Il Nursing Nella Sopravvivenza, 39(1), 31–32. https://doi.org/10.4081/scenario.2022.508
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