Lung and diaphragm ultrasound as predictors of successful weaning from nasal continuous positive airway pressure in preterm infants.

Basma Ahmed NourAshraf Mohamed Abd El-RahmanSuzy Abd Elmabood Abd El HameedNada MohsenAdel A MohamedMohammed Attia El-BayoumiHesham Elsayed Abdel-Hady

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2024)

LUS score before weaning from NCPAP has a good sensitivity and specificity for predicting successful weaning from NCPAP in preterm infants. Diaphragmatic excursion and DTF were not good predictors.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
mechanical ventilation
positive airway pressure
obstructive sleep apnea
low birth weight
acute respiratory distress syndrome
intensive care unit
sleep apnea
magnetic resonance imaging
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
computed tomography