Early lung ultrasound score changes predict the failure of non-invasive respiratory supports in acute hypoxemic patients: a multicenter prospective observational study

Recently published on Critical Care – This multicenterperspective international study based in Novara, Pavia and Dijon shows how no improvement in lung aeration as measured by the lung ultrasound aeration score after 2 hours of non-invasive respiratory support is an independent predictor of need of escalation.

Authors: Silvia Mongodi, Erminio Santangelo, Domenico Luca Grieco, Valeria Musella, Nello De Vita, Rosanna Vaschetto, Bélaïd Bouhemad, Francesco Mojoli

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