Francesco Raimondi, Fiorella Migliaro, Iuri Corsini, Fabio Meneghin, Pasquale Dolce, Luca Pierri, Alessandro Perri, Salvatore Aversa, Stefano Nobile, Silvia Lama, Silvia Varano, Marilena Savoia, Sara Gatto, Valentina Leonardi, Letizia Capasso, Virgilio Paolo Carnielli, Fabio Mosca, Carlo Dani, Giovanni Vento, Gianluca Lista
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The utility of a lung ultrasound score (LUS) has been described in the early phases of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). We investigated lung ultrasound as a tool to monitor respiratory status in preterm neonates throughout the course of RDS. METHODS: Preterm neonates, stratified in 3 gestational age cohorts (25-27, 28-30, and 31-33 weeks), underwent lung ultrasound at weekly intervals from birth. Clinical data, respiratory support variables, and major complications (sepsis, patent ductus arteriosus, pneumothorax, and persistent pulmonary hypertension of the neonate) were also recorded...
April 2021: Pediatrics