Are subpleural consolidations indicators for segmental pulmonary embolism in COVID-19?

Viviane Zotzmann^{1

2}, Corinna N Lang^{1

2}, Fabian Bamberg³, Christoph Bode^{1

2}, Dawid L Staudacher^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center Freiburg University, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
² Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
³ Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
⁴ Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center Freiburg University, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. dawid.staudacher@universitaets-herzzentrum.de.
⁵ Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. dawid.staudacher@universitaets-herzzentrum.de.

Comment

Viviane Zotzmann et al. Intensive Care Med. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;46(6):1109-1110.

doi: 10.1007/s00134-020-06044-z. Epub 2020 Apr 23.

Viviane Zotzmann^{1

2}, Corinna N Lang^{1

2}, Fabian Bamberg³, Christoph Bode^{1

2}, Dawid L Staudacher^{4

5}

¹ Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center Freiburg University, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
² Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
³ Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
⁴ Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center Freiburg University, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. dawid.staudacher@universitaets-herzzentrum.de.
⁵ Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. dawid.staudacher@universitaets-herzzentrum.de.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

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