Point of care diaphragm ultrasound: An objective tool to predict the severity of pneumonia and outcomes in children

Sik N., Citlenbik H., Ozturk A., YILMAZ D., DUMAN M.

PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY, cilt.56, sa.6, ss.1666-1672, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 56 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/ppul.25352
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1666-1672
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: diaphragm, imaging, pneumonia, ultrasound
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background Pneumonia is one of the most common serious infections in children. Scoring systems have been adopted to quantify the severity of the disease, but they were based on clinical findings that can vary according to the subjective assessment of the clinician. We hypothesized that diaphragm ultrasound (DUS) parameters may be a new useful tool to objectively score the severity of the disease and predict outcomes in children with pneumonia.