Comparison of Lung Ultrasound and Chest Radiography for Pleural and Pulmonary Diagnosis in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (EchoRéaPed)

University Hospital, Strasbourg, France

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Pediatric Lung Diagnosis; Pediatric Chest Radiography; Pediatric Lung Ultrasound

Treatments: Radiation: Chest radiography and lung ultrasound

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03939728

7413

Details and patient eligibility

About

In pediatric intensive care unit of Strasbourg, two exams are easily used for pleural and pulmonary diagnosis : chest radiography, which is the "historic" and reference exam, and commonly systematically the lung ultrasound.

However, chest radiography produces radiation and is less accessible in our unit, because it depends on the radiology department.

On the opposite, the lung ultrasound doesn't produce radiation, is simple, reliable, easily accessible (the investigators have two ultrasound systems in the unit), and simply and quickly achievable at the patient's bedside, including for less experienced operator.

We will evaluate the diagnostic performances of lung ultrasound and chest radiography for pleural and pulmonary diagnosis in pediatric intensive care unit.

Enrollment: 150 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age under 18 years
• Patient in pediatric intensive care unit
• Patient registered with a social security scheme
• Agreement of the persons entitled to give parental authority over minor
• Patient which has, during his stay in pediatric intensive care unit, in order to have a pleural or pulmonary diagnosis, a chest radiography and then a lung ultrasound, at less than 2 hours interval.

Exclusion criteria

• Refusal of the patient or of the persons entitled to give parental authority over minor to participate in the study

Trial design

150 participants in 1 patient group

Chest radiography and lung ultrasound

Description:

All patients will be enrolled, during their stay in pediatric intensive care unit, in order to have a pleural or pulmonary diagnosis, a chest radiography and then a lung ultrasound, at less than 2 hours interval.

Treatment:

Radiation: Chest radiography and lung ultrasound