Publications by authors named "Catherine C Hooper-Miele"
Article Synopsis
- Pneumonia is a major cause of death in children, and while chest radiography is a common diagnostic tool, lung ultrasound (LUS) is not widely recommended for this purpose.
- A meta-analysis was conducted by reviewing multiple databases, selecting 15 out of 1475 studies for analysis, ultimately evaluating data from 8 studies with 765 children to determine the accuracy of LUS compared to standard methods.
- The results showed that LUS had a very high sensitivity (96%) and specificity (93%) for diagnosing childhood pneumonia, suggesting that training pediatricians in this method could improve diagnostic practices despite limitations in study sizes.
