Early lung ultrasound affords little to the prediction of bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Autor: Andrew W. Gill, Patricia Lee Woods, Amanda Woods, Benjamin Stoecklin
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition. 106:657-662
ISSN: 1468-2052
1359-2998
Popis: ObjectiveTo test the hypothesis that lung ultrasound (LUS) performed in the first week of life would predict bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Secondary outcomes included the utility of LUS in predicting interim respiratory interventions.DesignA prospective observational cohort study in preterm infants born MethodsA rigorous protocol for LUS acquisition on day 1, day 3–4, day 7, day 28 and 36 weeks’ postmenstrual age (PMA) was implemented with blinded analysis using a modified, previously validated LUS score. BPD was defined by both recent National Institute of Child Health and Human Development categorical criteria and a continuous physiological variable using a modified Shift test.ResultsOf the 100 infants studies, primary outcome data were available for the 96 infants, surviving to 36 weeks’ PMA. In a univariate logistic regression analysis, LUS on days 3–4 and day 7 accurately predicted BPD (day 3–4 OR (95% CI)=1.54 (1.03 to 2.42), p=0.044; day 7 OR (95% CI)=1.66 (1.07 to 2.70), p=0.031). The predictive value of LUS was insignificant in a multivariate model in which gestational age was the dominant predictor. LUS accurately predicted interim respiratory outcomes including surfactant administration, duration of intubation and extubation to non-invasive support at 48 hours.ConclusionsLUS in the first week of life predicted BPD. However, LUS offers little additive accuracy to current gestational age-based models.Trial registration numberACTRN12617000208303.
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