How to perform lung ultrasound in pregnant women with suspected COVID-19

F Moro; D Buonsenso; M C Moruzzi; R Inchingolo; A Smargiassi; L Demi; A R Larici; G Scambia; A Lanzone; A C Testa

doi:10.1002/uog.22028

How to perform lung ultrasound in pregnant women with suspected COVID-19

Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2020 May;55(5):593-598. doi: 10.1002/uog.22028.

Authors

F Moro¹, D Buonsenso¹, M C Moruzzi¹, R Inchingolo², A Smargiassi², L Demi³, A R Larici^{4

5}, G Scambia^{1

6}, A Lanzone^{1

6}, A C Testa^{1

6}

Affiliations

¹ Dipartimento Scienze della Salute della Donna, del Bambino e di Sanità Pubblica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
² Dipartimento Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
³ Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science, University of Trento, Trento, Italy.
⁴ Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica e Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
⁵ Dipartimento Universitario di Scienze Radiologiche ed Ematologiche, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
⁶ Dipartimento Scienze della Vita e Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 32207208
DOI: 10.1002/uog.22028

Abstract

Under certain circumstances, such as during the current COVID-19 outbreak, pregnant women can be a target for respiratory infection, and lung examination may be required as part of their clinical evaluation, ideally while avoiding exposure to radiation. We propose a practical approach for obstetricians/gynecologists to perform lung ultrasound examination, discussing potential applications, semiology and practical aspects, which could be of particular importance in emergency situations, such as the current pandemic infection of COVID-19. Copyright © 2020 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Keywords: COVID-19; lung ultrasound; pregnancy.

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / complications
Coronavirus Infections / diagnostic imaging*
Female
Humans
Lung / diagnostic imaging*
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / complications
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnostic imaging*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / diagnostic imaging*
SARS-CoV-2
Ultrasonography