ArticleBMC pediatrics2021
Modified lung ultrasound score predicts ventilation requirements in neonatal respiratory distress syndrome.
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- Inter-rater agreement of a newborn calf lung ultrasound scoring system.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2026Article
- Lung ultrasound-guided positioning strategy for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in neonates.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Correlation of Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound Scoring System with Clinical Score and Chest X-ray Score for Newborns with Respiratory Distress.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Correlation of Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound Scoring System with Clinical Score and Chest X-ray Score for Newborns with Respiratory Distress: Correspondence.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Relationship between simplified and extended lung ultrasound aeration scores and oxygenation metrics in very preterm infants in the first month of life: a prospective observational study.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Observational
- An elegant review - but a complicated bedside? Rethinking dual protocols for neonatal lung ultrasound.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025Article
- miR-221-3p, arterial blood gas, and lung ultrasound: a multimodal approach for predicting neonatal respiratory distress syndrome outcomes.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2025Article
- Guidelines for the use of lung ultrasound to optimise the management of neonatal respiratory distress: international expert consensus.BMC medicine · 2025Article
- Neonatal evaluation by extended (12 area) vs. traditional (6 area) lung ultrasound scoring (NEXT-LUS): a prospective observational study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Breathe easy, baby, breathe. Lung ultrasound in neonatal critical care.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Review
- Serial sonographic assessment of diaphragmatic atrophy and lung injury patterns in mechanically ventilated preterm infants to predict extubation failure: a prospective observational study.European journal of pediatrics · 2024Observational
- Proportion of confluent B-Lines predicts respiratory support in term infants shortly after birth.Respiratory research · 2024Observational
- Lung ultrasound for prediction of surfactant requirement in Indian preterm neonates: a diagnostic accuracy study.European journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
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- Lung Ultrasound Score in Neonatal RDS: Agreement between Sonography Expert and Neonatologists with Varying Levels of Experience.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Prognostic Relevance of the Lung Ultrasound Score: A Multioutcome Study in Infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome.American journal of perinatology · 2024Article
- 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
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Abstract
backgroundWe propose a modified lung ultrasound (LUS) score in neonates with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), which includes posterior instead of lateral lung fields, and a 5-grade rating scale instead of a 4-grade rating scale. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reproducibility of the rating scale and its correlation with blood oxygenation and to assess the ability of early post-birth scans to predict the mode of respiratory support on day of life 3 (DOL 3). As a secondary objective, the weight of posterior scans in the overall LUS score was assessed.
methodsWe analyzed 619 serial lung scans performed in 70 preterm infants < 32 weeks gestation and birth weight < 1500 g. Assessments were performed within 24 h of birth (LUS
resultsThe LUS score correlated significantly with S/F (Spearman rho = -0.635; p < 0.0001) and had excellent interrater agreement (ICC = 0.94, 95% CI 0.93-0.95; Cronbach's alpha = 0.99). Significant predictors of ventilation requirements on DOL 3 were LUS
conclusionsPost-birth LUS predicts ventilation requirements on DOL 3. Scores of posterior pulmonary fields have a predominant weight in the overall LUS score.
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