Iuri Corsini, Maria Beatrice Lenzi, Martina Ciarcià, Federico Matina, Enrico Petoello, Alice Iride Flore, Silvia Nogara, Antonella Gangemi, Monica Fusco, Letizia Capasso, Francesco Raimondi, Javier Rodriguez-Fanjul, Carlo Dani, Benjamim Ficial
Lung ultrasound (LU) has emerged as the imaging technique of choice for the assessment of neonates with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) at the bedside. Scoring systems were developed to quantify RDS severity and to predict the need for surfactant administration. There is no data on the comparison of the three main LU scores (LUS) proposed by Brat, Raimondi and Rodriguez-Fanjul. Moreover, there is not enough evidence to recommend which score and which cut-off has the best ability to predict surfactant need...
September 23, 2023: European Journal of Pediatrics