经胸超声心动图在预测住院儿童社区获得性肺炎预后中的作用。

The role of transthoracic ultrasonography in predicting the outcome of community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized children.

作者信息

Chen I-Chen, Lin Ming-Yen, Liu Yi-Ching, Cheng Hsiao-Chi, Wu Jiunn-Ren, Hsu Jong-Hau, Dai Zen-Kong

机构信息

Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

出版信息

PLoS One. 2017 Mar 16;12(3):e0173343. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173343. eCollection 2017.

TUS findings of fluid bronchogram, multifocal involvement, and pleural effusion were associated with adverse outcomes, including longer hospital stay, ICU admission, and tube thoracotomy in hospitalized CAP children. Therefore, TUS is a novel tool for prognostic stratifications of CAP in hospitalized children.