Table 5
Lung ultrasound findings
| (a) Echographic findings in the 80 patients with pneumonia (BPN+) and US+ | |
| Ultrasound findings | BPN+(80) |
| Alveolar consolidation | 73 (91%) |
| Right lung | 37 (51%) |
| Left lung | 30 (41%) |
| Retrocardiac | 8 (11%) |
| Bilateral | 6 (8%) |
| Dynamic air bronchogram | 71 (97%) |
| Fluid bronchogram | 28 (39%) |
| Perilesional interstitial pattern | 42 (57%) |
| Interstitial pattern | 7 (9%) |
| Bilateral | 4 (57%) |
| Monolateral | 3 (43%) |
| Pleural effusion | 31 (42%) |
| Normal pattern | 0 (0%) |
| (b) Echographic findings in the 37 patients without pneumonia (BPN−) and US− | |
| Ultrasound findings | BPN–(37) |
| Alveolar consolidation | 0 (0%) |
| Interstitial pattern | 10 (27%) |
| Bilateral |
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| Monolateral | 0 (0%) |
| Pleural effusion | 4 (11%) |
| Normal pattern | 27 (72%) |
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BPN, pneumonia; US, lung ultrasound.
