Lung ultrasound to predict pediatric intensive care admission in infants with bronchiolitis (LUSBRO study)

Conclusions: The LUSBRO score is a useful tool to predict the need for admission to the PICU.What is Known•It is extremely difficult to stratify which patients affected by bronchiolitis should be precociously transferred to a third level hospital and will require pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission.•Clinical scores have been created but neither of them is accurate.What is New•The LUSBRO score is a useful tool to predict the need for admission to the PICU of patients with bronchiolitis and, consequently, to predict the patients who should be transferred to a tertiary hospital to optimize respiratory support.

Source: European Journal of Pediatrics - February 13, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research