A training plan to implement lung ultrasound for diagnosing pneumonia in children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lung ultrasound (LUS) for critical patients requires trained operators to perform them, though little information exists on the level of training required for independent practice. The aims were to implement a training plan for diagnosing pneumonia using LUS and to analyze the inter-observer agreement between senior radiologists (SRs) and pediatric intensive care physicians (PICPs).

Methods

Prospective longitudinal and interventional study conducted in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary hospital. Following a theoretical and practical training plan regarding diagnosing pneumonia using LUS, the concordance between SRs and the PICPs on their LUS reports was analyzed.

Results

Nine PICPs were trained and tested on both theoretical and practical LUS

SUBMITTER: Guitart C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9586858 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature