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Review
. 2023 May 17;13(10):1765.
doi: 10.3390/diagnostics13101765.

Point-of-Care Thoracic Ultrasound in Children: New Advances in Pediatric Emergency Setting

Silvia Bloise  1 , Alessia Marcellino  1 , Mariateresa Sanseviero  1 , Vanessa Martucci  1 , Alessia Testa  1 , Rita Leone  1 , Emanuela Del Giudice  1 , Beatrice Frasacco  1 , Pietro Gizzone  1 , Claudia Proietti Ciolli  1 , Flavia Ventriglia  1 , Riccardo Lubrano  1
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Review

Point-of-Care Thoracic Ultrasound in Children: New Advances in Pediatric Emergency Setting

Silvia Bloise et al. Diagnostics (Basel). .

Abstract

Point-of-care thoracic ultrasound at the patient's bedside has increased significantly recently, especially in pediatric settings. Its low cost, rapidity, simplicity, and repeatability make it a practical examination to guide diagnosis and treatment choices, especially in pediatric emergency departments. The fields of application of this innovative imaging method are many and include primarily the study of lungs but also that of the heart, diaphragm, and vessels. This manuscript aims to describe the most important evidence for using thoracic ultrasound in the pediatric emergency setting.

Keywords: children; emergency; point-of-care; thoracic.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
The figure shows the possible applications of the point-of-care thoracic ultrasound in the Pediatric Emergency Department: the main application is in respiratory diseases, followed by acute heart diseases, traumas, assessment of volume state and hypovolemia, and assessment of the diaphragm. The figure was created in BioRender.com (https://www.biorender.com/, accessed on 1 August 2022).
Figure 2
Figure 2
The figure shows coalescent B-lines, irregularity of the pleural line, and subpleural consolidation.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Pneumonia. The figure shows a consolidation, hypoechogenic area with evidence of air bronchogram within and an ecostructural “liver pattern”.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Lung abscess. It is seen as a well-demarcated capsular structure surrounding a hypoechoic core non-vascularized.
Figure 5
Figure 5
The figure shows a pleural effusion.
Figure 6
Figure 6
The figure shows a recent fracture of the seventh rib in transverse projection.
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