Retrospective cohort study demonstrates high sensitivity of cardiac point-of-care ultrasound for detecting left ventricular systolic dysfunction in pediatric shock, highlighting its value at bedside.
Cardiac point-of-care ultrasound may serve as a bedside screening tool for the early identification of left ventricular systolic dysfunction in children, but paediatric data remain limited in clinical practice. In a retrospective cohort study of children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children undergoing cardiac point-of-care ultrasound at presentation, qualitative assessments of left ventricular systolic function by credentialed paediatric emergency medicine physicians were obtained and demonstrated high sensitivity for detecting dysfunction across the spectrum of left ventricular systolic failure.
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