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. 2020 Aug;131(2):e93-e94.
doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004920.

The Ultrasound-Guided Triage: A New Tool for Prehospital Management of COVID-19 Pandemic

Chiara Piliego  1 , Alessandro Strumia  1 , Michael Benjamin Stone  2 , Giuseppe Pascarella  3
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The Ultrasound-Guided Triage: A New Tool for Prehospital Management of COVID-19 Pandemic

Chiara Piliego et al. Anesth Analg. 2020 Aug.
No abstract available

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The ultrasound-guided triage algorithm. COVID-19 indicates Coronavirus Disease 2019; RT-PCR, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Spo2, peripheral oxygen saturation; US, ultrasound.
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Comment in

  • COVID-19: The New Ultrasound Alphabet in SARS-CoV-2 Era.
    Anile A, Castiglione G, Zangara C, Calabrò C, Vaccaro M, Sorbello M. Anile A, et al. Anesth Analg. 2020 Nov;131(5):e232-e234. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005142. Anesth Analg. 2020. PMID: 33094983 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • In Response.
    Pascarella G, Strumia A, Stone MB, Piliego C. Pascarella G, et al. Anesth Analg. 2020 Nov;131(5):e236-e237. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005143. Anesth Analg. 2020. PMID: 33094985 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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