Overview of lung ultrasound in pediatric cardiology

M Cantinotti, P Marchese, R Giordano, E Franchi… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lung ultrasound (LUS) is increasing in its popularity for the diagnosis of pulmonary
complications in acute pediatric care settings. Despite the high incidence of pulmonary …

Point-of-care ultrasound in pediatric anesthesia: perioperative considerations

AC Adler, AJ Matisoff, JA DiNardo… - Current Opinion in …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
The utility of perioperative POCUS has been well demonstrated, specifically for examination
of the airway, stomach and cardiopulmonary system. It is advisable for the novice …

Prognostic value of a new lung ultrasound score to predict intensive care unit stay in pediatric cardiac surgery

M Cantinotti, R Giordano, M Scalese… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Lung ultrasound (LUS) in pediatric cardiac surgery is gaining consensus. We
(1) evaluated the prognostic value of a new LUS-score in pediatric cardiac surgery, and (2) …

Cardiac and lung point‐of‐care ultrasound in pediatric anesthesia and critical care medicine: uses, pitfalls, and future directions to optimize pediatric care

AC Adler, KA Brown, FT Conlin… - Pediatric …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) has found many relevant applications in pediatric
anesthesia and critical care medicine. Specifically, the cardiac and pulmonary POCUS …

Ultrasonography can replace chest X-rays in the postoperative care of thoracic surgical patients

D J. Jakobson, O Cohen, E Cherniavsky, M Batumsky… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Lung ultrasound accurately identifies pulmonary and pleural pathologies.
Presently it has not been accepted as a routine examination in the postoperative follow-up of …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of regular alveolar recruitment on intraoperative atelectasis in paediatric patients ventilated in the prone position: a randomised controlled trial

YE Jang, SH Ji, EH Kim, JH Lee, JT Kim… - British journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Desaturation frequently occurs in infants after general anaesthesia in the prone
position. We aimed to evaluate the effect of regular alveolar recruitment in preventing …

Lung ultrasound: A useful additional tool in clinician's hands to identify pulmonary atelectasis in children with neuromuscular disease

N Ullmann, ML D'Andrea, A Gioachin… - Pediatric …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction and Objectives Patients with neuromuscular disease (NMD) are often
exposed to ionizing radiations which could be reduced if a noninvasive and reliable …

Feasibility of lung ultrasound to assess pulmonary overflow in congenital heart disease children

L Wu, Q Hou, Y Lu, J Bai, L Sun, Y Huang… - Pediatric …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Pulmonary overflow (PO) is one of the most common complications in
congenital heart disease (CHD) children with an incidence of 48‐60% approximately. This …

Exploring the Use of Lung Ultrasonography to Assess Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Scoping Review

C Farrell, K Cooper, S Hayward… - Journal of Diagnostic …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Lung ultrasonography (LUS) is a safe, quick, and portable diagnostic tool, which
can accurately detect postoperative pulmonary complications, postsurgically, without …

Lung ultrasound evaluation of incremental PEEP recruitment maneuver in children undergoing cardiac surgery

L Sun, L Wu, K Zhang, R Tan, J Bai… - Pediatric …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To explore the effect of incremental positive end‐expiratory pressure recruitment
maneuver (iPEEPRM) in children with congenital heart diseases (CHDs) using lung …