Procalcitonin and lung ultrasound algorithm to diagnose severe pneumonia in critical paediatric patients (PROLUSP study). A randomised clinical trial
Abstract Background Lung ultrasound (LUS) in combination with a biomarker has not yet been studied. We propose a clinical trial where the primary aims are: 1. To assess whether an algorithm with LUS and procalcitonin (PCT) may be useful for diagnosing bacterial pneumonia; 2. To analyse the sensitivi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Respiratory Research |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-020-01476-z |