(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%) |
BPN, pneumonia; US, lung ultrasound.