[Can a simple lung ultrasound score predict length of ventilation for infants with severe acute viral bronchiolitis?]

CONCLUSION: This is the first study to evaluate the use of LU in infants needing PICU admission for severe acute bronchiolitis. The LU score does not correlate with LOV, mWCAS, LOS, or length of stay, but the number of pathological intercostal spaces on the right side correlates significantly with LOS. Although LU scores have been validated for the newborn and the adult, this has been in the setting of restrictive lung diseases. Bronchiolitis is a predominantly obstructive lung disease and this may explain the lack of performance observed.
PMID: 29248322 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Archives de Pediatrie - December 13, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Taveira M, Yousef N, Miatello J, Roy C, Claude C, Boutillier B, Dubois C, Pierre AF, Tissières P, Durand P Tags: Arch Pediatr Source Type: research