December 2015. Volume 11. Number 4

Lung ultrasound is useful for the diagnosis of pneumonia in children

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Pereda MA, Chávez MA, Hooper-Miele CC, Gilman RH, Steinhoff MC, Ellington LE, et al. Lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of pneumonia in children: a meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2015;135:714-22.
Reviewers: Molina Arias M1, Ortega Páez E2.
1Servicio de Gastroenterología. Hospital Infantil Universitario La Paz. Madrid. España.
2CS Maracena. Distrito Granada-Metropolitano. Granada. España.
Correspondence: Manuel Molina Arias. Email: mma1961@gmail.com
Reception date: 12/09/2015
Acceptance date: 17/09/2015
Publication date: 07/10/2015

Abstract

Authors´ conclusions: despite the heterogeneity in the studies and in skill of the sonographers, lung ultrasound is a good tool for the diagnosis of pneumonia in children.

Reviewers´ commentary: lung ultrasound can be a viable alternative to chest radiography for the diagnosis of pneumonia in children.

How to cite this article

Molina Arias M, Ortega Páez E. La ecografía pulmonar es útil para el diagnóstico de neumonía en niños. Evid Pediatr. 2015;11:60.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Pereda MA, Chávez MA, Hooper-Miele CC, Gilman RH, Steinhoff MC, Ellington LE, et al. Lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of pneumonia in children: a meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2015;135:714-22.
Reviewers: Molina Arias M1, Ortega Páez E2.
1Servicio de Gastroenterología. Hospital Infantil Universitario La Paz. Madrid. España.
2CS Maracena. Distrito Granada-Metropolitano. Granada. España.
Correspondence: Manuel Molina Arias. Email: mma1961@gmail.com
Reception date: 12/09/2015
Acceptance date: 17/09/2015
Publication date: 07/10/2015

How to cite this article

Molina Arias M, Ortega Páez E. La ecografía pulmonar es útil para el diagnóstico de neumonía en niños. Evid Pediatr. 2015;11:60.

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