Lung ultrasound in the diagnosis and monitoring of community acquired pneumonia in children

Lung ultrasound (LUS) is as an easily accessible, radiation-free imaging technique that might be used as a diagnostic tool in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).The aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness and accuracy of LUS in the diagnosis and monitoring of childhood CAP.One hundred six consecutive children aged between 1 and 213 (median 52.5) months referred to the hospital with suspicion of CAP were enrolled. All patients underwent LUS on the day of admission, followed by chest radiograph (CXR).

Source: Respiratory Medicine CME - June 23, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Emilia Urbankowska, Katarzyna Krenke, Łukasz Drobczyński, Piotr Korczyński, Tomasz Urbankowski, Marta Krawiec, Grażyna Kraj, Michał Brzewski, Marek Kulus Source Type: research