Use of Lung Sonography in the Assessment and Confirmation of Pulmonary Complications in the Pediatric Patient (original) (raw)

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Abstract

Objective: To determine if lung sonography is accurate in assessing and confirming pulmonary compromise and thereby reduce the risk of x-ray exposure, for pediatric patients. Materials and Methods: This study was a systematic review of individual published studies. PubMed was the only database used for the article search. A review by a committee of contributors determined whether studies met the specific inclusion criteria. Studies reviewed had participants between the ages 0 and 18 years, with lung compromise of varying pathophysiological diagnoses. Each intervention was coded by levels of evidence; grading of recommendations, assessment, development, and evaluation (GRADE); the evidence alert traffic light grading system; and risk of bias in nonrandomized studies of interventions. Each article was evaluated using the Cochrane assessment of bias and GRADE evidence tables. Results: Thirty-seven articles were retrieved. Of those, 21 articles were removed following title and abstract ...

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