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Lung ultrasound for diagnosing etiology of respiratory illnesses in hospitalized children.

New research · Pediatrics

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Cohort studyScientific reports· Nov 2025

Lung ultrasound for diagnosing etiology of respiratory illnesses in hospitalized children.

Ali Ismail, Christian Sadaka, Dima Khreis … Salman Mroueh

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Lung ultrasound correctly identified respiratory illness cause in 92.3% of children

Lung ultrasound for diagnosing etiology of respiratory illnesses in hospitalized children.

Ali Ismail … Salman Mroueh

Scientific reports · Nov 2025

Background

Lung ultrasound (lung ultrasound) is an emerging radiation-free diagnostic tool with significant promise for identifying the causes of respiratory symptoms in hospitalized children.

Methods

We conducted a prospective cohort study of 65 pediatric patients to evaluate the accuracy of lung ultrasound in determining the etiology of acute respiratory illness compared to an expert panel's final clinical diagnosis, and secondarily to chest X-ray (chest X-ray).

n = 65 pediatric patients

92.3%

Results

92.3%

lung ultrasound matched the final diagnosis in nearly all children

n = 65 pediatric patients

More results

Sensitivity and specificity were high across etiologies, including bacterial pneumonia, viral infections, and asthma exacerbations.

Lung ultrasound also outperformed chest X-ray in determining the cause of illness.

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Conclusion

Our findings support the integration of lung ultrasound into pediatric respiratory care and warrant further research to validate its utility on a larger scale.

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