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POC-LUS guiding pleural puncture drainage to treat neonatal pulmonary atelectasis caused by congenital massive effusion.

Authors :
Liu J
Ren XL
Li JJ
Source :
The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians [J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med] 2020 Jan; Vol. 33 (1), pp. 174-176. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Oct 29.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Point of care lung ultrasound (POC-LUS) has played important roles in diagnosing neonatal lung diseases and assisting in their treatment. A newborn infant with severe respiratory distress diagnosed as pulmonary atelectasis caused by congenital massive pleural effusion, whose consolidated lung recruitment after pleural puncture drainage under POC-LUS guidance. Lung ultrasound can be performed easily and timely at bed-side with free of radiation exposure, thus it should be used extensively in the neonatal department.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1476-4954
Volume :
33
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
30244617
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/14767058.2018.1526921