Lung Ultrasound for the Diagnosis and Management of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Minireview

Bin-Bin Guo; Lin Pang; Bo Yang; Cong Zhang; Xiao-Ya Chen; Jia-Bao OuYang; Chang-Jun Wu

doi:10.3389/fped.2022.864911

Lung Ultrasound for the Diagnosis and Management of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Minireview

Front Pediatr. 2022 Apr 14:10:864911. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.864911. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Bin-Bin Guo¹, Lin Pang², Bo Yang³, Cong Zhang¹, Xiao-Ya Chen¹, Jia-Bao OuYang¹, Chang-Jun Wu¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ultrasound, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
² Department of Ultrasound, Harbin Finance University, Harbin, China.
³ Department of Ultrasound, Taian Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Shandong Province, Taian, China.

Abstract

Lung ultrasound (LUS) is useful for diagnosis of respiratory distress syndrome in neonates. Recently, it has been proved to play an important role in the management of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). It is feasible to grade RDS and select therapeutic modalities accordingly by LUS. The treatment also should be adjusted with the change in ultrasound images. In conclusion, LUS is valuable for the diagnosis and management of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome.

Keywords: diagnosis; lung ultrasound; management; neonates; respiratory distress syndrome.

Publication types

Review