Fig 1.
Lung areas for the right lung, PSL = parasternal line, AAL/PAL = anterior/posterior axillary line.
Fig 2.
Normal aeration with horizontal A-lines (A1), loss of aeration with well-defined B-lines (A2) and coalescent B-lines (A3); normal (B1) und irregular (B2) pleural line; subpleural consolidations (C1 + C2); larger consolidations with air bronchogram (D1 + D2) and pleural effusion (D3).
Table 1.
Patient demographics and clinical baseline characteristics.
Fig 3.
Distribution of ROIs in LUS (d1 + d3 + d5).
Fig 4.
Patients with decrease of cumulative B-lines (total LUS score) on the left side (n = 13) and increase (n = 9) or stable results (n = 4) on the right side (last LUS-baseline LUS).
Fig 5.
Oneway analysis of cumulative B-lines last LUS—baseline LUS by ICU transfer (two group diagram).
Fig 6.
Visualization of change in B-lines with 3 categories and ICU transfer (mosaic plot).
Fig 7.
Visualization of change in pleural line irregularities with 4 categories and ICU transfer (mosaic plot).
Fig 8.
Visualization of change in subpleural consolidations with 4 categories and ICU transfer (mosaic plot).
Fig 9.
Association between change in cumulative B-lines (A), pleural line irregularities (B), subpleural consolidations (C) and oxygen demand.