ArticleCanadian respiratory journal2016
Lung Ultrasound Diagnostic Accuracy in Neonatal Pneumothorax.
Article in Canadian respiratory journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03744169 (Use of Point-of-care Lung Ultrasound to Diagnose the Etiology of Acute Respiratory Failure in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.), which is not on this map. Cited by 31 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Use of Point-of-care Lung Ultrasound to Diagnose the Etiology of Acute Respiratory Failure in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 117 citations in OpenAlex.
- International evidence-based guidelines on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) for critically ill neonates and children issued by the POCUS Working Group of the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC).Critical care (London, England) · 2020Guideline
- [Guideline on lung ultrasound to diagnose pulmonary diseases in newborn infants].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2019Guideline
- Accuracy of Ultrasound in Diagnosis of Pneumothorax: A Comparison between Neonates and Adults-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Canadian respiratory journal · 2019Pooled it
- Effect of Needle Aspiration of Pneumothorax on Subsequent Chest Drain Insertion in Newborns: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA pediatrics · 2018Trial
- Lung Ultrasound Is Accurate for the Diagnosis of High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema: A Prospective Study.Canadian respiratory journal · 2018Trial
- A Comprehensive Review of the Approach to Ultrasonography in Neonatal Shock: The Partnership Between Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography and Point-of-Care Ultrasound.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Pediatric lung ultrasound: Tips and tricks for better scanning and interpretation.Multidisciplinary respiratory medicine · 2026Article
- Can We Use Simple Radiographic Measurements to Predict Need for Intervention in Neonatal Pneumothorax?Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- [Lung sonography in infants and children].Radiologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Review
- Lung Ultrasound in Pediatrics: A Review with Core Principles That Every User Should Know.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Laryngeal Mask Airway Method for Minimally Invasive Surfactant Therapy in Neonates with Pneumothorax Complicating Respiratory Distress Syndrome.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Breathe easy, baby, breathe. Lung ultrasound in neonatal critical care.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Review
- Lung Ultrasound in Neonates: A Narrative Review Along With Diagnostic Insights and Early Postnatal Applications.Cureus · 2024Review
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- The role of point-of-care ultrasound in the management of neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia.Pediatric research · 2024Review
- Point-of-Care Thoracic Ultrasound in Children: New Advances in Pediatric Emergency Setting.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Neonatal cardiorespiratory imaging-a multimodality state-of-the-art review.Pediatric radiology · 2023Article
- Lung Ultrasound Role in Diagnosis of Neonatal Respiratory Disorders: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Diagnostic Utility of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.Current treatment options in pediatrics · 2022Review
- Application of ultrasonography in neonatal lung disease: An updated review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Review
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Abstract
Background. Pneumothorax (PTX) still remains a common cause of morbidity in critically ill and ventilated neonates. At the present time, lung ultrasound (LUS) is not included in the diagnostic work-up of PTX in newborns despite of excellent evidence of reliability in adults. The aim of this study was to compare LUS, chest X-ray (CXR), and chest transillumination (CTR) for PTX diagnosis in a group of neonates in which the presence of air in the pleural space was confirmed. Methods. In a 36-month period, 49 neonates with respiratory distress were enrolled in the study. Twenty-three had PTX requiring aspiration or chest drainage (birth weight 2120 ± 1640 grams; gestational age = 36 ± 5 weeks), and 26 were suffering from respiratory distress without PTX (birth weight 2120 ± 1640 grams; gestational age = 34 ± 5 weeks). Both groups had done LUS, CTR, and CXR. Results. LUS was consistent with PTX in all 23 patients requiring chest aspiration. In this group, CXR did not detect PTX in one patient while CTR did not detect it in 3 patients. Sensitivity and specificity in diagnosing PTX were therefore 1 for LUS, 0.96 and 1 for CXR, and 0.87 and 0.96 for CTR. Conclusions. Our results confirm that also in newborns LUS is at least as accurate as CXR in the diagnosis of PTX while CTR has a lower accuracy.
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