Diagnostic Utility of Bedside "Point of Care Lung Ultrasound" in Predicting the Need For NICU Admission in Late Preterm and Term Newborns Having Respiratory Distress Soon After Birth in the Transition Period: A Prospective Observational Study.

Background: Point of care lung ultrasound (POC-LUS) is a rapid and simple method to evaluate infants with respiratory distress after birth.

Objectives: The primary objective was to determine whether the POC-LUS score is a good predictor of NICU admission in late preterm and term infants born with respiratory distress when performed within the first 2 h of life. The secondary objective was to find a correlation between the LUS score and the clinical respiratory distress severity score.