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However, access was limited in the hospital setting and patients treated in Primary Care (PC) could only access the chest x-ray as an imaging test. Several scientific articles that demonstrated the sensitivity of lung ultrasound, being superior to chest x-ray [Cleverley J et al., BMJ 370, 202013]\u00a0and comparable to CT scan [Tung-Chen Y et al., Ultrasound Med Biol\u00a046:2918-2926, 2020], promoted the incorporation of this technique in the assessment of COVID-19 patients in PC. [P\u00e9rez J et al.,\u00a0Arch. Bronconeumol 56:27-30, 2020; Gargani L et al., Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging\u00a021:941-8, 2020, Soldati G et al., J Ultrasound Med\u00a039:1459, 2020]\u00a0A prior study in our territory (Lleida, Spain) was designed to predict complications (hospital admission) of COVID-19 pneumonia in PC patients, being different patterns of Lung ultrasounds (LUS) risk factors for hospital admission. [Mart\u00ednez Redondo J et al., Int J Environ Res Public Health\u00a018:3481, 2021]\u00a0The rationale for conducting this study lies in the urgent need to understand the determinants of severity and prognosis in COVID-19 patients with interstitial pneumonia, according to its lung ultrasound patterns. This research is crucial to provide a deeper understanding of how these pre-existing ultrasound patterns related to disease progression influence the medical treatment.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The objective of the study is to generate predictive models of lung ultrasound patterns for the prediction of lung areas characteristics associated with hospitalizations and admissions to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) associated with COVID-19 disease, using ultrasound, sociodemographic and medical data obtained through the computerized medical history.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A single relevant variable has been found for the prediction of hospitalization (number of total regions with potentially pathological presence of B lines) and one for the prediction of ICU admission (number of regions of the right lung with potentially pathological presence of B lines). In both cases it has been determined that the optimal point for classification was 2 or more lung affected areas. Those areas under the curve have been obtained with good predictive capacity and consistency in both cohorts.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The results of this study will contribute to the determination of the ultrasound prognostic value based on the number of lung areas affected, the presence of pulmonary condensation or the irregularity of pleural effusion patterns in COVID-19 patients, being able to be extended to other lung viral infections with similar patterns.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12890-024-03439-2","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,31]],"date-time":"2024-12-31T11:09:51Z","timestamp":1735643391000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Clinical and ultrasound characteristics in patients with sars-cov-2 pneumonia, associated with hospitalization prognosis. e-covid project"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"24","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5417-4378","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Noem\u00ed F\u00e0brega","family":"Ramon","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0765-6841","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marta Ortega","family":"Bravo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1417-7320","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gerard Torres","family":"Cortada","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1424-8958","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Joaquim Sol","family":"Culler\u00e9","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6986-7847","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"M\u00f2nica Solanes","family":"Cab\u00fas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8934-101X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jose Mar\u00eda Palac\u00edn","family":"Peruga","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,31]]},"reference":[{"unstructured":"World Health Organization. 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