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World J Crit Care Med. Sep 9, 2021; 10(5): 194-203
Published online Sep 9, 2021. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v10.i5.194
Incremental value of compression ultrasound sonography in the emergency department
Alessandro Di Vilio, Andrea Vergara, Alfonso Desiderio, Franco Iodice, Alessandro Serio, Stefano Palermi, Francesco Gambardella, Simona Sperlongano, Renato Gioia, Maria Acitorio, Antonello D'Andrea
Alessandro Di Vilio, Andrea Vergara, Franco Iodice, Simona Sperlongano, Unit of Cardiology and Intensive Coronary Care, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Monaldi Hospital, Naples 80131, Italy
Alfonso Desiderio, Maria Acitorio, Antonello D'Andrea, Unit of Cardiology and Intensive Coronary Care, Umberto I Hospital, Nocera Inferiore 84014, Italy
Alessandro Serio, Stefano Palermi, Francesco Gambardella, Human Anatomy and Sport Medicine Division, Department of Public Health, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples 80131, Italy
Renato Gioia, Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno 84084, Italy
Author contributions: Di Vilio A and D’Andrea A proposed concepts; D’Andrea A, Di Vilio A, and Vergara A conducted methodology; Di Vilio A and Vergara A were responsible for drafting the manuscript; Di Vilio A, D’Andrea A, Vergara A, Iodice F, Desiderio A, Acitorio M, Sperlongano S, Serio A, Palermi S, Gambardella F, and Gioia R performed writing reviews and editing; D’Andrea A, Desiderio A, and Acitorio M performed supervision.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Corresponding author: Alessandro Di Vilio, MD, Doctor, Unit of Cardiology and Intensive Coronary Care, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Monaldi Hospital, Via Leonardo Bianchi, Naples 80131, Italy. adivilio56@gmail.com
Received: March 14, 2021
Peer-review started: March 15, 2021
First decision: April 6, 2021
Revised: April 13, 2021
Accepted: July 5, 2021
Article in press: July 5, 2021
Published online: September 9, 2021
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