LUNG ULTRASOUND IN PNEUMONIA INCLUDING COVID-19

Jarosław Jarosławski; Rafał Rajski; Dominik Tenczyński; Michał Kostro; Anna Żurakowska-Zadrożna; Wiktor Warda; Agata Klońska; Patrycja Trentkiewicz

doi:10.31435/ijitss.3(47).2025.3762

Jarosław Jarosławski Department of Anatomy, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Opole, Oleska Street 48, 45-052 Opole, Poland; Institute of Medical Sciences, The University of Applied Sciences in Nysa, ul. Ujejskiego 12, 48-300 Nysa, Poland https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7794-8621
Rafał Rajski University Clinical Hospital in Opole, al. Wincentego Witosa 26, 46-020 Opole, Poland https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2868-4549
Dominik Tenczyński University Clinical Hospital in Opole, al. Wincentego Witosa 26, 46-020 Opole, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8182-5279
Michał Kostro University Clinical Hospital in Opole, al. Wincentego Witosa 26, 46-020 Opole, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3050-7382
Anna Żurakowska-Zadrożna Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Collegium Medicum of Opole University, Oleska Street 48, 45-052 Opole, Poland https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0130-0576
Wiktor Warda Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Collegium Medicum of Opole University, Oleska Street 48, 45-052 Opole, Poland https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1743-4011
Agata Klońska Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Collegium Medicum of Opole University, Oleska Street 48, 45-052 Opole, Poland https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3251-2200
Patrycja Trentkiewicz Faculty of Law and Administration of Opole University, Oleska Street 48, 45-052 Opole, Poland https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3560-5505

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31435/ijitss.3(47).2025.3762

Keywords: Ultrasound, Lung, Pneumonia, COVID-19

Abstract

Introduction: Lung ultrasound is a non-invasive diagnostic method whose popularity has increased significantly with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the pandemic, it was used by a small group of specialists, primarily in intensive care and emergency medicine. Currently, it is an increasingly common tool in many fields of medicine.

Methods: The aim of this study was to collect and analyze data on the effectiveness of ultrasound in the diagnosis of infectious pneumonia, comparing it with literature data.

Results: The obtained analysis revealed an average sensitivity of ultrasound in the diagnosis of pneumonia of 92% and a specificity of 87%.

Conclusions: This high sensitivity allows for extremely effective use of this technique in monitoring both analyzed diseases, and in the case of pneumonia with an etiology other than COVID-19, also for diagnostic purposes. Ultrasonography is a tool with significant clinical and research potential, which could become a fundamental tool in the future for physicians.

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LUNG ULTRASOUND IN PNEUMONIA INCLUDING COVID-19

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