December 2015. Volume 11. Number 4

In children hospitalized for bronchiolitis, ultrasound is useful in determining the severity and the need for oxygen therapy

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Basile V, Di Mauro A, Scalini E, Comes P, Lofù I, Mostert M, et al. Lung ultrasound: a useful tool in diagnosis and management of bronchiolitis. BMC Pediatr. 2015;15:63.
Reviewers: Buñuel Álvarez JC1, Llerena Santa Cruz E2.
1CS Villamayor de Gállego. Zaragoza. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario Sant Joan de Dèu. Barcelona. España.
Correspondence: José Cristóbal Buñuel Álvarez. Email: jcbunuel@gmail.com
Reception date: 10/09/2015
Acceptance date: 16/09/2015
Publication date: 07/10/2015

Abstract

Authors´ conclusions: the findings of lung ultrasound show good correlation with clinical assessment of children admitted with bronchiolitis and allow the identification of those who need supplemental oxygen with high specificity.

Reviewers´ commentary: in children hospitalized for bronchiolitis performing chest ultrasound may be useful to establish, together with the clinical findings, the severity of the disease and to evaluate serially its evolution over time, a feature in which ultrasound exceeds radiography.

How to cite this article

Buñuel Álvarez JC, Llerena Santa Cuz E. En niños ingresados por bronquiolitis, la ecografía es útil para determinar la gravedad y la necesidad de oxigenoterapia. Evid Pediatr. 2015;11:61.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Basile V, Di Mauro A, Scalini E, Comes P, Lofù I, Mostert M, et al. Lung ultrasound: a useful tool in diagnosis and management of bronchiolitis. BMC Pediatr. 2015;15:63.
Reviewers: Buñuel Álvarez JC1, Llerena Santa Cruz E2.
1CS Villamayor de Gállego. Zaragoza. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario Sant Joan de Dèu. Barcelona. España.
Correspondence: José Cristóbal Buñuel Álvarez. Email: jcbunuel@gmail.com
Reception date: 10/09/2015
Acceptance date: 16/09/2015
Publication date: 07/10/2015

How to cite this article

Buñuel Álvarez JC, Llerena Santa Cuz E. En niños ingresados por bronquiolitis, la ecografía es útil para determinar la gravedad y la necesidad de oxigenoterapia. Evid Pediatr. 2015;11:61.

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