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Illustrate the clinical application and value of lung ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of acute respiratory conditions in critically ill neonates.

May 19, 2022Frontiers in PediatricsOpen Access

Case Report: Lung Ultrasound in Critically Ill Neonates With Lung Diseases: Experience From Several Typical Cases

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BDBiying DengGuangdong Medical College FXFengdan XuGuangdong Medical College JLJinfeng LiQufu Normal University

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Case series demonstrates bedside lung ultrasound utility in critically ill neonates, highlighting rapid diagnosis of conditions like pneumothorax and pulmonary edema.

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Illustrate the clinical application and value of lung ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of acute respiratory conditions in critically ill neonates.
Reviewed representative clinical cases of critically ill newborns presenting with dyspnea who underwent bedside lung ultrasound (LUS).
Assessed LUS performance in identifying pulmonary pathologies compared to conventional chest radiography and its role in informing respiratory therapies.
Lung ultrasound identified pulmonary edema, pneumothorax, pulmonary consolidation, and atelectasis with greater sensitivity than traditional chest radiography.
Bedside ultrasound rapidly established the etiology of neonatal dyspnea, aiding differential diagnosis, mechanical ventilator adjustments, and lung recruitment maneuvers.

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Deng et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a03e5157ce93b8b082b3013 https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2022.846279

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Case series demonstrates bedside lung ultrasound utility in critically ill neonates, highlighting rapid diagnosis of conditions like pneumothorax and pulmonary edema.

Case Report: Lung Ultrasound in Critically Ill Neonates With Lung Diseases: Experience From Several Typical Cases

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Case Report: Lung Ultrasound in Critically Ill Neonates With Lung Diseases: Experience From Several Typical Cases

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