Simplified diagnostic management of suspected pulmonary embolism (the YEARS study): a prospective, multicentre, cohort study

…, JS Biedermann, A Klijn, S van der Voort, AWE Lieveld… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
We aimed to prospectively evaluate this novel and simplified … Hence, this algorithm—which
we call YEARS—involves the … In this study, we aimed to prospectively evaluate this novel …

[HTML][HTML] Chest CT in COVID-19 at the ED: validation of the COVID-19 reporting and data system (CO-RADS) and CT severity score: a prospective, multicenter …

AWE Lieveld, K Azijli, BP Teunissen, RM van Haaften… - Chest, 2021 - Elsevier
… Research Question: We aimed to prospectively validate the … We also evaluated whether
the corresponding CT severity score (CTSS) was associated with prognosis. Results: We

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosing COVID-19 pneumonia in a pandemic setting: Lung Ultrasound versus CT (LUVCT)–a multicentre, prospective, observational study

AWE Lieveld, B Kok, FH Schuit, K Azijli… - ERJ Open …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
We therefore aimed to assess and compare … We calculated diagnostic accuracy measures
for LUS and CT using both PCR and multidisciplinary team (MDT) diagnosis as reference. We

Assessing COVID‐19 pneumonia—clinical extension and risk with point‐of‐care ultrasound: a multicenter, prospective, observational study

AWE Lieveld, B Kok, K Azijli, FH Schuit… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We also assessed the association between the LUS and hospital length of stay. We examined
Arthur WE Lieveld and Frank H. Bosch were involved in developing the research plan and …

[HTML][HTML] Determining the optimal number of lung ultrasound zones to monitor COVID-19 patients: can we keep it ultra-short and ultra-simple?

, … group Heldeweg Micah LA Lieveld Arthur WE … - Intensive care …, 2021 - Springer
we read the correspondence from Mento and colleagues, as well as the original study by
Volpicelli and colleagues [1, 2]. We … an interesting perspective, we believe that the method used …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring of pulmonary involvement in critically ill COVID-19 patients-should lung ultrasound be preferred over CT?

AWE Lieveld, MLA Heldeweg, J Schouwenburg… - The Ultrasound …, 2023 - Springer
we found the posterior parts of the lungs were primarily involved when superinfection was
suspected, we … However, we showed that including pleural abnormalities unfortunately did not …

Concise versus extended lung ultrasound score to monitor critically ill patients with COVID-19

MLA Heldeweg, AWE Lieveld… - Respiratory …, 2023 - rc.rcjournal.com
… outcome, we performed a Monte Carlo simulation based on a linear regression model, as
we expected a linear relationship between concise and extended protocols. We used an …

Correlation between Serum Biomarkers and Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19: An Observational Study

…, PI Bonta, ME Haaksma, MLA Heldeweg, AWE Lieveld… - Diagnostics, 2024 - mdpi.com
we investigated the correlation between bedside serum biomarkers and lung ultrasound
findings. We … In the ward cohort, we found multiple correlations between LUS score and markers …

Optimal use of procalcitonin to rule out bacteremia in patients with possible viral infections

…, CJ de Gans, AWE Lieveld… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective During the winter, many patients present with suspected infection that could be a
viral or a bacterial (co)infection. The aim of this study is to investigate whether the optimal use …

[HTML][HTML] A lower global lung ultrasound score is associated with higher likelihood of successful extubation in invasively ventilated COVID-19 patients

C Pierrakos, A Lieveld, L Pisani, MR Smit… - The American journal …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We hypothesized that LUS scores are associated with outcome in critically ill COVID-19
patients receiving invasive ventilation. This retrospective international multicenter study …