Relevance of lung ultrasound in the diagnostic algorithm of respiratory diseases in a real‐life setting: A multicentre prospective study

Background and objective The aim of this study was to assess the role of lung ultrasound (LUS) in a diagnostic algorithm of respiratory diseases, and to establish the accuracy of LUS compared with chest radiography (CXR). Methods Over a period of 2 years, 509 consecutive patients admitted for respiratory‐related symptoms to both emergency and general medicine wards were enrolled and evaluated using LUS and CXR. LUS was conducted by expert...