Tags

Type your tag names separated by a space and hit enter

Lung Ultrasound in Children with COVID-19: Preliminary Findings.
Ultrasound Med Biol. 2020 08; 46(8):2094-2098.UM

Abstract

Recent evidence indicates the usefulness of lung ultrasound (LUS) in detecting coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pneumonia. However, no data are available on the use of LUS in children with COVID-19 pneumonia. In this report, we describe LUS features of 10 consecutively admitted children with COVID-19 in two tertiary-level pediatric hospitals in Rome. LUS revealed signs of lung involvement during COVID-19 infection. In particular, vertical artifacts (70%), pleural irregularities (60%), areas of white lung (10%) and subpleural consolidations (10%) were the main findings in patients with COVID-19. No cases of pleural effusions were found. According to our experience, the routine use of LUS in the evaluation of children with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, when performed by clinicians with documented experience in LUS, was useful in diagnosing and monitoring pediatric COVID-19 pneumonia, reducing unnecessary radiation/sedation in children and exposure of health care workers to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

Links

Publisher Full Text
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
linkinghub.elsevier.com
PMC Free PDF
Aggregator Full Text

Authors+Show Affiliations

Musolino AM
Department of Pediatric Emergency, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Supino MC
Department of Pediatric Emergency, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Buonsenso D
Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Istituto di Microbiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: danilobuonsenso@gmail.com.
Ferro V
Department of Pediatric Emergency, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Valentini P
Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Istituto di Microbiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Magistrelli A
Department of Imaging, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Lombardi MH
Pediatric Unit, University Department of Pediatrics, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Romani L
Division of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University-Hospital Pediatric Department (DPUO), Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCSS, Rome, Italy.
D'Argenio P
Division of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University-Hospital Pediatric Department (DPUO), Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCSS, Rome, Italy.
Campana A
Pediatric Unit, University Department of Pediatrics, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Roman Lung Ultrasound Study Team for Pediatric COVID-19 (ROMULUS COVID Team)
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdolescentBetacoronavirusCOVID-19ChildChild, PreschoolCoronavirus InfectionsFemaleHospitals, PediatricHumansLungMaleOccupational ExposurePandemicsPneumonia, ViralRomeSARS-CoV-2Ultrasonography

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Observational Study

Language

eng

PubMed ID

32409232

Citation

Musolino, Anna Maria, et al. "Lung Ultrasound in Children With COVID-19: Preliminary Findings." Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, vol. 46, no. 8, 2020, pp. 2094-2098.
Musolino AM, Supino MC, Buonsenso D, et al. Lung Ultrasound in Children with COVID-19: Preliminary Findings. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2020;46(8):2094-2098.
Musolino, A. M., Supino, M. C., Buonsenso, D., Ferro, V., Valentini, P., Magistrelli, A., Lombardi, M. H., Romani, L., D'Argenio, P., & Campana, A. (2020). Lung Ultrasound in Children with COVID-19: Preliminary Findings. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, 46(8), 2094-2098. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2020.04.026
Musolino AM, et al. Lung Ultrasound in Children With COVID-19: Preliminary Findings. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2020;46(8):2094-2098. PubMed PMID: 32409232.
* Article titles in AMA citation format should be in sentence-case
TY - JOUR T1 - Lung Ultrasound in Children with COVID-19: Preliminary Findings. AU - Musolino,Anna Maria, AU - Supino,Maria Chiara, AU - Buonsenso,Danilo, AU - Ferro,Valentina, AU - Valentini,Piero, AU - Magistrelli,Andrea, AU - Lombardi,Mary Haywood, AU - Romani,Lorenza, AU - D'Argenio,Patrizia, AU - Campana,Andrea, AU - ,, Y1 - 2020/05/03/ PY - 2020/04/17/received PY - 2020/04/22/revised PY - 2020/04/24/accepted PY - 2020/5/16/pubmed PY - 2020/7/17/medline PY - 2020/5/16/entrez KW - Children KW - Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) KW - Lung ultrasound KW - Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) SP - 2094 EP - 2098 JF - Ultrasound in medicine & biology JO - Ultrasound Med Biol VL - 46 IS - 8 N2 - Recent evidence indicates the usefulness of lung ultrasound (LUS) in detecting coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pneumonia. However, no data are available on the use of LUS in children with COVID-19 pneumonia. In this report, we describe LUS features of 10 consecutively admitted children with COVID-19 in two tertiary-level pediatric hospitals in Rome. LUS revealed signs of lung involvement during COVID-19 infection. In particular, vertical artifacts (70%), pleural irregularities (60%), areas of white lung (10%) and subpleural consolidations (10%) were the main findings in patients with COVID-19. No cases of pleural effusions were found. According to our experience, the routine use of LUS in the evaluation of children with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, when performed by clinicians with documented experience in LUS, was useful in diagnosing and monitoring pediatric COVID-19 pneumonia, reducing unnecessary radiation/sedation in children and exposure of health care workers to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). SN - 1879-291X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/32409232/Lung_Ultrasound_in_Children_with_COVID_19:_Preliminary_Findings_ L2 - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0301-5629(20)30198-8 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -