Point-of-care lung ultrasound in children with community acquired pneumonia

YILMAZ H. L. , ÖZKAYA A. K. , GOKAY S. S. , KENDIR O. T. , Senol H.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, vol.35, no.7, pp.964-969, 2017 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.01.065
  • Title of Journal : AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.964-969

Abstract

Objectives: To present lung ultrasound findings in children assessed with suspected pneumonia in the emergency department and to show the benefit of lung ultrasound in diagnosing pneumonia in comparison with chest X-rays.