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Lung Ultrasound in Diagnosing and Monitoring of Pulmonary Complications in Children With Acute Bronchiolitis
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Lung Ultrasound for Bronchiolitis Acute. Completed, enrolled 87 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Bronchiolitis is the leading cause of hospitalization in infants. The diagnosis is clinical and chest x-ray (CXR) should be reserved for severe cases in which signs of pulmonary complications are present. Nevertheless, CXR is performed in more than 50% of hospitalized patients with bronchiolitis, which exposes infants to ionizing radiation. Data on the possible role of lung ultrasound (LUS) in children with bronchiolitis and suspected pulmonary complications have not been published yet. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of LUS compared to CXR in diagnosing and monitoring pulmonary complications (pneumonia, pleural effusion, pneumothorax) in children with acute bronchiolitis. The second purpose of the study is to evaluate the correlation between clinical course and ultrasound findings in children with bronchiolitis. The inclusion of LUS in the diagnostic work-up of bronchiolitis could possibly reduce the misuse of CXR in infants and the exposure to ionizing radiations.
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A Mindray-DC-T6 ultrasound machine equipped with a linear probe with frequencies ranging from 7.5 to 12 MHz will be use. LUS examination will consist of both longitudinal and transversal sections according to the methodology described by Copetti and colleagues.