Observational studyEuropean journal of pediatrics2021
Lung ultrasound findings in pediatric patients with COVID-19.
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- A Scoping Review Protocol of Lung Ultrasound in Pediatric COVID-19: Clinical Utility and Lessons for Future Pandemics.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Echoes of change: lung ultrasound revolutionizing neonatal and pediatric respiratory care.Pediatric radiology · 2025Review
- Point-of-care lung ultrasound predicts hyperferritinemia and hospitalization, but not elevated troponin in SARS-CoV-2 viral pneumonitis in children.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Characteristics and Risk Factors Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonias in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients: A Pilot Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Role of Lung Ultrasound in the Follow-Up of Children with Previous SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Case-Control Assessment of Children with Long COVID or Fully Recovered.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- The use of lung ultrasound in COVID-19.ERJ open research · 2023Review
- Pediatric COVID-19 Follow-Up with Lung Ultrasound: A Prospective Cohort Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The Assessment of COVID-19 Pneumonia in Neonates: Observed by Lung Ultrasound Technique and Correlated with Biomarkers and Symptoms.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- One Year of Lung Ultrasound in Children with SARS-CoV-2 Admitted to a Tertiary Referral Children's Hospital: A Retrospective Study during 2020-2021.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Training pediatric residents in point-of-care ultrasound: An assessment of the needs and barriers to acquire the skill.International journal of pediatrics & adolescent medicine · 2022Article
- Lung Ultrasound Characteristics in Neonates With Positive Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction for SARS-CoV-2 on a Tertiary Level Referral Hospital in Mexico City.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- ECHOPAEDIA: Echography in Paediatric Patients in the Age of Coronavirus Disease 2019: Utility of Lung Ultrasound and Chest X-Ray in Diagnosis of Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Pneumonia.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Routine Application of Lung Ultrasonography in Respiratory Care: Knowledge, Perceptions, and Barriers to Instigate.Advances in medical education and practice · 2022Article
- Is Lung Ultrasound Helpful in COVID-19 Neonates?-A Systematic Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Usefulness of Lung Ultrasound in Paediatric Respiratory Diseases.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Lung Ultrasound in Pediatrics and Neonatology: An Update.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Cardio-thoracic imaging and COVID-19 in the pediatric population: A narrative review.World journal of radiology · 2021Review
- Training medical students in physical examination and point-of-care ultrasound: An assessment of the needs and barriers to acquiring skills in point-of-care ultrasound.Journal of family & community medicineArticle
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Abstract
During the pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), lung ultrasound has been used to diagnose and monitor respiratory condition. The aim of the study was to describe lung ultrasound findings in children with a COVID-19 infection. Patients younger than 18 years old and positive for COVID-19, admitted to pediatric tertiary referral hospital were included. They were divided into two groups depending on the presence of respiratory symptoms. Lung ultrasound results were categorized into four degrees according to Soldati et al. score (J Ultrasound Med 39:1-7, 2020) and it was also described the presence and type of consolidation. Sixteen patients were recruited. The median age was 11 years old (IQR 2.8-12). Four children (25%) required admission to the intensive care unit. Six patients (37.5%) presented with respiratory symptoms. Most of them showed S.score of 2 and subpleural consolidations were observed in four cases (66.6%). Ten patients (62.5%) presented with non-respiratory symptoms, lung ultrasound showed S.score from 0 to 2. Three (30%) were diagnosed of multisystem inflammatory syndrome and lung ultrasounds showed S.score of 2 with bilateral pleural effusion.Conclusions: Children with COVID-19 and respiratory symptoms mostly showed a S.score of 2 and 3 with subpleural consolidations, upon the lung ultrasound assessment. What is Known: • Lung ultrasound is a useful tool for monitoring patients with respiratory symptoms in both adults and children. Lung ultrasounds are altered in adult patients with COVID-19. What is New: • Lung ultrasound might improve COVID-19 assessment, it could be a useful tool to diagnose and monitor patients throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Even COVID-19 patients with non-respiratory symptoms have lung alterations that are visible on lung ultrasound.
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