09 September 2024 : Clinical Research
Efficacy of Lung Ultrasound vs Chest X-Ray in Detecting Lung Consolidation and Edema in Premature Infants in the NICU
Lin Niu1BCE, Zhi-qun Zhang2CD, Jing Li2DF, Min Zhao1AB*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.944426
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e944426
Table 2 Imaging features of the 75 premature newborns.
Imaging features | LUS (n=75)N% | CXR (n=75)N% | P-value | |
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Consolidation | Total | 34 (45.3%) | 14 (18.7%) | <0.001 |
Small consolidation | 23 (67.6%) | 7 (50.0%) | ||
Larger or multiple consolidation | 11 (32.4%) | 4 (28.6%) | ||
Consolidation on the CXR only | 3 (21.4%) | |||
Lung edema | Total | 53 (70.7%) | 22 (29.3%) | <0.001 |
Confluent B-line | 29 (54.7%) | 9 (40.9%) | ||
AIS | 15 (28.3%) | 7 (31.8%) | ||
Compact B-lines or white lung | 9 (17.0%) | 6 (27.3%) | ||
AIS – alveolar-interstitial syndrome. Small consolidations are characterized by a maximum diameter of less than 2.0 cm, presenting as subpleural consolidations. Larger consolidations were defined as having a maximum diameter exceeding 2.0 cm, or the presence of multiple consolidations. |