A Simplified, Regional Lung Ultrasound Score for Surfactant Administration in Neonatal RDS: A Prospective Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A total lung ultrasound score (tLUS) is a validated tool to describe parenchymal aeration, evaluate neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) progression and guide early surfactant replacement. tLUS derives from regional scores (rLUS) from predefined ultrasound views.

Research question

This paper explores the relative contribution of rLUS to tLUS and their predictive power of surfactant need for RDS, individually and with additional variables.

Study design and methods

This was a secondary analysis of multicenter, prospective, observational study. Preterm neonates with RDS were stabilized on nCPAP. Within 2 h of life, we calculated a tLUS (range 0-18) by summing 6 rLUS (using a 0-3 scale on midclavicular, anterior and posterior axillary line views) and th

SUBMITTER: Raimondi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12268238 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature