Use of Neonatal Lung Ultrasound for the Early Detection of Pneumothorax.

Objective: Pneumothorax (PTX) can be diagnosed using lung ultrasonography (LUS) in adult patients, but there are only a few reports of LUS in PTX diagnosis in neonates. The aim of the study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy for PTX.

Study Design: This was a retrospective review study performed in our neonatal intensive care unit (level III) between June 2015 and June 2018.