Point-of-care ultrasound by the pediatrician in the diagnosis and follow-up of community-acquired pneumonia.

CONCLUSIONS: Point-of-care ultrasonography represents an opportunity to improve the diagnosis and monitoring of CAP. However, as an operator-dependent technique, training is required for adequate image acquisition, correct interpretation, and integration with clinical data for correct decision-making. PMID: 32781037 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32781037?dopt=Abstract

Source: Jornal de Pediatria - August 7, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Toro MS, Martínez JLV, Falcão RV, Prata-Barbosa A, Cunha AJLAD Tags: J Pediatr (Rio J) Source Type: research