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Pediatr Emerg Care
. 2020 Sep 10.
doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002254. Online ahead of print.
Lung Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Pediatric COVID-19: A Case Series
Thomas M Kennedy[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Laurie Malia, Almaz Dessie, David O Kessler, Lorraine Ng, Elaine L Chiang, Joni E Rabiner
Affiliations
Abstract
Lung point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been shown to be useful for identifying pulmonary pathology in adult patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, pediatric literature for POCUS in COVID-19 is limited. The objective of this case series was to describe lung POCUS findings in pediatric patients with COVID-19. Three patients with COVID-19 who had lung POCUS performed in a pediatric emergency department were included. Point-of-care ultrasound revealed bilateral abnormalities in all patients, including pleural line irregularities, scattered and coalescing B-lines, consolidations, and pleural effusions. Additional pediatric studies are necessary to gain a broader understanding of COVID-19's sonographic appearance in this age group and to determine whether POCUS may be helpful to facilitate diagnosis and expedite management decisions.
. 2020 Sep 10.
doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002254. Online ahead of print.
Lung Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Pediatric COVID-19: A Case Series
Thomas M Kennedy[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Laurie Malia, Almaz Dessie, David O Kessler, Lorraine Ng, Elaine L Chiang, Joni E Rabiner
Affiliations
- PMID: 32925701
- DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002254
Abstract
Lung point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been shown to be useful for identifying pulmonary pathology in adult patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, pediatric literature for POCUS in COVID-19 is limited. The objective of this case series was to describe lung POCUS findings in pediatric patients with COVID-19. Three patients with COVID-19 who had lung POCUS performed in a pediatric emergency department were included. Point-of-care ultrasound revealed bilateral abnormalities in all patients, including pleural line irregularities, scattered and coalescing B-lines, consolidations, and pleural effusions. Additional pediatric studies are necessary to gain a broader understanding of COVID-19's sonographic appearance in this age group and to determine whether POCUS may be helpful to facilitate diagnosis and expedite management decisions.