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Lung Ultrasound Artifact Findings in Pediatric Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit for Acute Respiratory Failure
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Lung Ultrasound Artifact Findings in Pediatric Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit for Acute Respiratory Failure

Ryan L. DeSanti, Eileen A. Cowan, Pierre D. Kory, Michael R. Lasarev, Jessica Schmidt and Awni M. Al-Subu
Journal of ultrasound
10 Apr 2022
PMID: 35397743
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s40477-022-00675-2View
Published, Version of Record (VoR)Maybe Open Access (Publisher Bronze) Open

Abstract

Life Sciences & Biomedicine Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging Science & Technology
Purpose To describe point-of-care lung ultrasound (POC-LUS) artifact findings in children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) for acute respiratory failure (ARF). Methods This is a secondary analysis of a prospective observational study completed in a 21-bed PICU. Children > 37 weeks gestational age and <= 18 years were enrolled from December 2018 to February 2020. POC-LUS was completed and interpreted by separate physicians blinded to all clinical information. POC-LUS was evaluated for the presence of lung sliding, pleural line characteristics, ultrasound artifacts, and the ultrasound diagnosis. Results Eighty-seven subjects were included. A-lines were the most frequent artifact, occurring in 58% of lung zones (163/281) in those with bronchiolitis, 39% of lung zones (64/164) in those with pneumonia, and 81% of lung zones (48/59) in those with status asthmaticus. Sub-pleural consolidation was second most common, occurring in 28% (80/281), 30% (50/164), and 12% (7/59) of those with bronchiolitis, pneumonia, and status asthmaticus, respectively. The pattern a priori defined as bronchiolitis, pneumonia, and status asthmaticus was demonstrated in 31% (15/48), 10% (3/29), and 40% (4/10) of subjects with bronchiolitis, pneumonia, and status asthmaticus, respectively. Conclusion We found significant heterogeneity and overlap of POC-LUS artifacts across the most common etiologies of ARF in children admitted to the PICU. We have described the POC-LUS artifact findings in pediatric ARF to support clinicians using POC-LUS and to guide future pediatric POC-LUS studies. Determining the optimal role of POC-LUS as an adjunct in the care of pediatric patients requires further study.

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