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Lead
Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
Ultrasound has been invaluable during this pandemic to diagnose COVID-19. The investigators have used it alongside CT scanning to rationalise the number of CT scans especially when patients are unstable. The investigators do not know how long these changes last on lung ultrasound after discharge and the investigators wish to study this.
This is because patients will start presenting shortly who have a history of COVID-19 with acute medical problems and if the investigators are to use lung ultrasound again the investigators would like to know whether the changes the investigators see are new or old.
This is vitally important before a second surge and especially so before winter. This may also facilitate triage of patients from the front door in the Emergency department to different areas (such as COVID-19 zones or clean areas).
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
18 years old or older
Confirmed COVID-19 positive with changes on CXR or CT scan
Having had an initial lung ultrasound in the Emergency department when they were first admitted into the hospital.
You may not be if
Pre-existing lung disease
Heart failure
Under 18 years old.
Clareo Health | Lung Ultrasound Changes in Covid 19 Patients Discharged From Hospital
