TY - JOUR
T1 - A lung ultrasound scanning technique for children and adults in low-resource settings
T2 - Preliminary experiences in Sub-Saharan Africa
AU - Fentress, Matthew
AU - Ezibon, Phillip
AU - Bulabek, Akuot
AU - Schwanfelder, Carla
AU - Schrift, David
AU - Shah, Sachita
AU - Tsung, James
AU - Nadimpalli, Adi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2021 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
PY - 2021/11
Y1 - 2021/11
N2 - Lung ultrasound is increasingly used as a diagnostic tool for pulmonary pathologies by nonspecialist clinicians in resource-limited settings where chest X-ray may not be readily available. However, the optimal technique for lung ultrasound in these settings is not yet clearly defined. We describe here our experience of implementing a standardized, focused six-zone, 12-view lung ultrasound scanning technique with a high-frequency probe in both adults and children in a resource-limited setting in sub-Saharan Africa. Our experience suggests that this may be a feasible technique to rapidly introduce lung ultrasound to new learners that can be adapted to emergency or outbreak settings. However, research is needed to determine how this technique compares with clinical examination and other available tests for the diagnosis of pathology commonly encountered in resource-limited settings.
AB - Lung ultrasound is increasingly used as a diagnostic tool for pulmonary pathologies by nonspecialist clinicians in resource-limited settings where chest X-ray may not be readily available. However, the optimal technique for lung ultrasound in these settings is not yet clearly defined. We describe here our experience of implementing a standardized, focused six-zone, 12-view lung ultrasound scanning technique with a high-frequency probe in both adults and children in a resource-limited setting in sub-Saharan Africa. Our experience suggests that this may be a feasible technique to rapidly introduce lung ultrasound to new learners that can be adapted to emergency or outbreak settings. However, research is needed to determine how this technique compares with clinical examination and other available tests for the diagnosis of pathology commonly encountered in resource-limited settings.
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U2 - 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0272
DO - 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0272
M3 - Article
C2 - 34583341
AN - SCOPUS:85119962898
SN - 0002-9637
VL - 105
SP - 1148
EP - 1151
JO - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JF - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
IS - 5
ER -