Dengue Management in Triage using Ultrasound in children from Cambodia: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection with increasing global prevalence. It is endemic in more than 100 countries, with a heavy burden in Asia. Ultrasound findings including gallbladder wall thickening, ascites, and pleural effusions secondary to plasma leakage have been described in dengue. We aimed to determine if the presence of point-of-care ultrasound findings early in suspected dengue could predict clinical worsening in ambulatory pediatric patients.

Methods

We did a prospective, single-blinded, observational cohort study at a children's hospital in Siem Reap, Cambodia during periods of dengue outbreak. Ambulatory patients were screened and children ages > 3 month and ≤ 16 years with suspected acute, non-severe dengue were enrolled. Subjects had chest a

SUBMITTER: Gleeson T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8777139 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature