Should lung ultrasound be always performed in older patients with possible COVID-19 disease?

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¹ U.O.C. Geriatria, Accettazione Geriatrica e Centro di Ricerca per l'invecchiamento, IRCCS INRCA, Ancona, Via della Montagnola, 81, 60127, Ancona, Italy. costantinocost@yahoo.it.
² U.O.C. Geriatria, Accettazione Geriatrica e Centro di Ricerca per l'invecchiamento, IRCCS INRCA, Ancona, Via della Montagnola, 81, 60127, Ancona, Italy.

Editorial

Costantino Caroselli et al. Eur Geriatr Med. 2021 Dec.

. 2021 Dec;12(6):1123-1125.

doi: 10.1007/s41999-021-00538-9.

¹ U.O.C. Geriatria, Accettazione Geriatrica e Centro di Ricerca per l'invecchiamento, IRCCS INRCA, Ancona, Via della Montagnola, 81, 60127, Ancona, Italy. costantinocost@yahoo.it.
² U.O.C. Geriatria, Accettazione Geriatrica e Centro di Ricerca per l'invecchiamento, IRCCS INRCA, Ancona, Via della Montagnola, 81, 60127, Ancona, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest.

Comment on: should lung ultrasound be always performed in older patients with possible COVID-19 disease.
Brockhattingen KK, Smedesmark SA, Falster C. Brockhattingen KK, et al. Eur Geriatr Med. 2022 Jun;13(3):759-760. doi: 10.1007/s41999-022-00613-9. Epub 2022 Jan 21. Eur Geriatr Med. 2022. PMID: 35061217 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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