Protocol and Guidelines for Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound in Diagnosing Neonatal Pulmonary Diseases Based on International Expert Consensus

• Published in: Journal of visualized experiments no. 145
• Main Authors: Liu, Jing, Copetti, Roberto, Sorantin, Erich, Lovrenski, Jovan, Rodriguez-Fanjul, Javier, Kurepa, Dalibor, Feng, Xing, Cattaross, Luigi, Zhang, Huayan, Hwang, Misun, Yeh, Tsu F., Lipener, Yisrael, Lodha, Abhay, Wang, Jia-Qin, Cao, Hai-Ying, Hu, Cai-Bao, Lyu, Guo-Rong, Qiu, Xin-Ru, Jia, Li-Qun, Wang, Xiao-Man, Ren, Xiao-Ling, Guo, Jiu-Ye, Gao, Yue-Qiao, Li, Jian-Jun, Liu, Ying, Fu, Wei, Wang, Yan, Lu, Zu-Lin, Wang, Hua-Wei, Shang, Li-Li
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 06.03.2019
• Subjects: Consensus; expert opinion; guidelines; Guidelines as Topic; Humans; image analysis; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Newborn, Diseases - diagnosis; Infant, Newborn, Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Internationality; ionizing radiation; Lung - diagnostic imaging; Lung Diseases - diagnosis; Lung Diseases - diagnostic imaging; lungs; physicians; Point-of-Care Systems; reference standards; respiratory tract diseases; Ultrasonography
• ISSN: 1940-087X; 1940-087X
• DOI: 10.3791/58990

Ultrasound is a safe bedside imaging tool that obviates the use of ionizing radiation diagnostic procedures. Due to its convenience, the lung ultrasound has received increasing attention from neonatal physicians. Nevertheless, clear reference standards and guideline limits are needed for accurate application of this diagnostic modality. This document aims to summarize expert opinions and to provide precise guidance to help facilitate the use of the lung ultrasound in the diagnosis of neonatal lung diseases.