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Lung ultrasound scores in neonatal clinical practice: A narrative review of the literature

2022; Wiley; Volume: 57; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/ppul.25875

8755-6863

Iuri Corsini, Benjamim Ficial, Martina Ciarcià, Letizia Capasso, Fiorella Migliaro, Javier Rodríguez‐Fanjul, María Clemente, Francesco Raimondi, Carlo Dani,

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies

Abstract Lung ultrasound (LU) has in recent years increasingly been used as a point‐of‐care method. Initially, LU was used as a so‐called descriptive diagnostic method for neonatal respiratory diseases. Instead, this review article focuses on the use of LU as a “functional” tool using classification of findings in patterns or using semiquantitative scores. We review and describe the evidence that led to the implementation of LU in predicting the need for surfactant replacement therapy in preterm infants and in the identification of newborns at risk of developing bronchopulmonary dysplasia. LU appears to be a very promising method for the future of clinical management of newborns in both acute and chronic phases of pulmonary pathologies related to prematurity. However, further studies are needed to define its role before full implementation.