Guideline · Consensus statement
Guidelines for the use of lung ultrasound to optimise the management of neonatal respiratory distress: international expert consensus.
- Mechanical ventilation
- Medical
- Respiratory
- Respiratory distress syndrome and surfactant
Summary
International expert consensus, developed through a three-round Delphi process with 28 panellists, on using lung ultrasound to support decision-making in managing respiratory distress in infants in the NICU. It highlights the diagnostic accuracy of lung ultrasound for neonatal respiratory distress syndrome and its role in guiding timely interventions such as surfactant therapy and mechanical ventilation. The panel agreed on 18 graded statements. It also notes potential value for designing future interventional studies and benchmarking respiratory care outcomes.
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