The Utility of Bedside Lung Ultrasonography on Diagnosis of COVID-19

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Novel Coronavirus 2019 Disease (COVID-19) mortality is highly associated with viral pneumonia and its complications. Accurate and prompt diagnosis shown to be effective to improve outcome by providing early treatment strategies. While chest X-ray (CXR) and computerized tomography (CT) are defined as gold standard, given the advantage of being an ionized radiation free, practical technique point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is also reported as a diagnostic tool for COVID-19. There are limited studies regarding the importance of POCUS in diagnosis and review of COVID-19. Therefore the aim of this study is to evaluate the utility of bedside lung ultrasound on diagnosis of COVID-19 for patients admitted to emergency department .

Detailed Description
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Novel Coronavirus 2019 Disease (COVID-19) mortality is highly associated with viral pneumonia and its complications. Accurate and prompt diagnosis shown to be effective to improve outcome by providing early treatment strategies. While chest X-ray (CXR) and computerized tomography (CT) are defined as gold standard, given the advantage of being an ionized radiation free, practical technique point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is also reported as a diagnostic tool for COVID-19. There are limited studies regarding the importance of POCUS in diagnosis and review of COVID-19. Therefore the aim of this study is to evaluate the utility of bedside lung ultrasound on diagnosis of COVID-19 for patients admitted to emergency department .

Official Title
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The Utility of Bedside Lung Ultrasonography on Diagnosis of COVID-19 at Emergency Department

Conditions
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COVID, Pneumonia, Viral

Intervention / Treatment
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* Device: Bedside lung ultrasound


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: All patients with an informed consent Admission to emergency department with symptoms or signs of COVID-19 Exclusion Criteria: Absence of informed consent Patients under age of 18 Presence of acute coronary syndrome Presence of chronic lung disease Pregnancy Presence of trauma Patients with a diagnosis of malignancy

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Other: Suspected COVID-19 Group<br>Patients who admitted to emergency department with suspicion of COVID 19 pneumonia will be evaluated with POCUS/ bedside lung ultrasound. | Device: Bedside lung ultrasound<br>* Point of care ultrasound will be used as bedside lung ultrasound to determine the patients if they have a COVID-19 pneumonia.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Presence of viral pneumonia caused by COVID 19 | Efficacy of POCUS on diagnosis of viral pneumonia caused by COVID 19 | 3 months |