Lung Ultrasound as a Predictor of Mechanical Ventilation in Neonates Older than 32 Weeks.
CONCLUSIONS: Early lung ultrasound is a useful tool to determine which neonates admitted with respiratory distress will require mechanical ventilation. It may help the clinician to carrying out appropriate transfers.
PMID: 27220313 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Neonatology - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: RodrÃguez-Fanjul J, Balcells C, Aldecoa-Bilbao V, Moreno J, Iriondo M Tags: Neonatology Source Type: research
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