SynthesisUltrasound quarterly2020
Lung Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Meta-analysis.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Serial Ultrasound Assessment of Diaphragmatic Function in Term Neonates During the First 48 Hours of Life.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Combined diaphragm and lung ultrasound profiling in healthy full-term neonates: a study of early postnatal function.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Observational
- Early lung ultrasound score combined with umbilical cord-blood procalcitonin improves 1-year prognostic stratification in preterm neonates with respiratory distress syndrome.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, Thromboinflammation, and Septic Shock in Fetuses and Neonates.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Guidelines for the use of lung ultrasound to optimise the management of neonatal respiratory distress: international expert consensus.BMC medicine · 2025Article
- Lung ultrasound imaging can effectively monitor and guide treatment with pulmonary surfactant for preterm infants of pulmonary consolidation: a prospective observational cohort study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Lung Ultrasound in Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Narrative Review of the Last 10 Years.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- A nationwide survey on the management of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome: insights from the MUNICH survey in 394 Chinese hospitals.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Review
- Neonatal point-of-care lung ultrasound: what should be known and done out of the NICU?European journal of pediatrics · 2024Review
- Diagnostic value of bedside lung ultrasound and 12-zone score in the 65 cases of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome and its severity.Biomedical engineering online · 2024Article
- Lung Ultrasonography Does Not Distinguish between Interstitial and Alveolar Pulmonary Edema.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The value of lung ultrasound score in neonatal respiratory distress syndrome: a prospective diagnostic cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Point-of-care ultrasound in early diagnosis and monitoring of deep abscess in newborns: a case report of two cases.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- ChatGPT: Chasing the Storm in Radiology Training and Education.The Indian journal of radiology & imaging · 2023Article
- New International Guidelines and Consensus on the Use of Lung Ultrasound.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2023Review
- The association of serum vitamin D level and neonatal respiratory distress syndrome.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2023Article
- Sepsis and survival in critically ill calves: Risk factors and antimicrobial use.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2023Article
- Does contrast-enhanced intraoperative ultrasound improve the sensitivity and predictive value of colorectal cancer liver metastasis detection?Journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2022Article
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4 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Chest radiography is the primary imaging modality used for the assessment of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS) in newborns. However, excessively exposing a growing neonate to harmful ionizing radiation may have long-term consequences. Some studies have shown that lung ultrasound (LUS) is helpful in the diagnosis of NRDS. A comprehensive search was carried out using PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library to identify studies in which newborns with clinically suspected NRDS were assessed by LUS. Two investigators independently screened the literature and extracted the data. Any discrepancies were resolved via discussion with the senior author. Study quality was assessed by the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2 tool, and pooled sensitivity and specificity of various LUS findings for diagnosing NRDS were determined. Summary receiver operating characteristic curve was used to assess the overall performance of LUS. Ten studies with a total of 887 neonates were included in this meta-analysis. There was significant heterogeneity across the included studies. The pooled sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio, negative likelihood ratio, and diagnostic odds ratio for the diagnosis of NRDS using LUS were 0.92 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.89-0.94), 0.95 (95% CI, 0.93-0.97), 20.23 (95% CI, 8.54-47.92), 0.07 (95% CI, 0.03-0.14), and 455.30 (95% CI, 153.01-1354.79), respectively. Furthermore, the summary receiver operating characteristic area under the curve was calculated to be 0.9888. The main LUS characteristics of NRDS include bilateral white lung, pleural line abnormalities, and lung consolidation. In summary, LUS is a highly valuable diagnostic technology that complements chest radiography in the diagnosis and follow-up monitoring of NRDS.
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