• Cengiz Karacaer, Oguz Karabay, Yasemin Gunduz, Selcuk Yaylacı, and Ertugrul Guclu.
• Department of Internal Medicine, Sakarya University Research and Traininig Hospital, Turkey.
• J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2020 Oct 1; 30 (10): 147-152.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the laboratory confirmed COVID-19 pneumonia and correlate the findings obtained by thorax ultrasound (USG) and thorax computed tomography (CT).Study DesignObservational study.Place And Duration Of StudyDepartments of Infection Disease, Internal Medicine and Radiology, Sakarya Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey, between March and May 2020.MethodologyThis study was consisted of 100 adult patients having rRT-PCR positive COVID-19 pneumonia diagnossed by thorax CT. The clinical features, thorax USG and CT findings of these patients were recorded and expressed. USG and thorax CT findings were scored using a method described before. Continuous variables were expressed as mean (±SD) values. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used for the normal distribution test, and continuous variables were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test.  USG and CT performed at time of admission to the hospital. Descriptive statistics were conducted based on the structures of variable.ResultsA total of 100 patients (54 men and 46 women; mean age, 59.88±13.03 years; range, 28-91years) with COVID-19 pneumonia were evaluated. Involvement areas on the lower posterior of the right side were detected as 70% by ultrasound and 74% by CT. Positively correlation was detected in lung scans assessed by USG and CT (p<0.001, r=0.705).ConclusionUltrasound has several advantages including no ionizing radiation exposure for health care workers, being a safe, fast and non-invasive diagnostic technique with bedside usage. Hence, ultrasound is an efficient alternative to diagnosis and monitor of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. Key Words: COVID-19, Lung ultrasound, Pneumonia, RRT-PCR.

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