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December 8, 2025DiagnosticsOpen Access

Diagnostic Accuracy of Lung Ultrasound for Pneumonia in Acutely and Critically Ill Neonates, Children, and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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CGCarmina GuitartJBJuan Luís BecerraSBSara Bobillo‐Pérez

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Overview

Meta-analysis shows lung ultrasound correctly identifies pneumonia in critically ill children, indicating it may be a crucial diagnostic tool in emergency care.

Key Points

  • Lung ultrasound achieves 91% sensitivity and 90% specificity for pneumonia diagnosis.
  • Analysis included 30 studies with 4356 critically ill children, demonstrating strong evidence of effectiveness.
  • Systematic review and meta-analysis utilized a bivariate random-effects model to assess diagnostic performance.
  • Findings support lung ultrasound as a first-line tool in both emergency and intensive care environments.

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Guitart et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69401f0f2d562116f28fa2a0https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics15243122
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