Comparison of two point-of-care lung ultrasound techniques and their associated outcomes for bronchiolitis in the pediatric emergency department.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute bronchiolitis (AB) is the most common lower respiratory tract infection in infants. Clinician diagnosis and management vary due to limited objective assessment tools. Point-of-care lung ultrasound (LUS) offers a promising diagnostic and prognostic tool in the emergency department (ED), however, the time to perform LUS is of concern in the emergency setting.

Methods

Infants ≤ 12 months diagnosed with AB in the emergency department were enrolled. Two LUS techniques were performed sequentially: a 12-segment "lawnmower" approach and a posterior paravertebral "waterfall" technique. LUS were scored (0-36 for lawnmower; 0-6 for waterfall). Respiratory support (RS) was categorized into three levels: no RS (room air), low RS (wall O2 or heated high flow nasal cannula

SUBMITTER: Smith JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11748713 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature