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, vol.56, no.6, pp.1666-1672, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 56 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/ppul.25352
  • Journal Name: PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.1666-1672
  • Keywords: diaphragm, imaging, pneumonia, ultrasound, COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA, LUNG ULTRASOUND, BEDSIDE ULTRASOUND, DIAGNOSIS, ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PROCALCITONIN, FEASIBILITY, THICKNESS, EXCURSION
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.