Lung ultrasound predicts the need of oxygen therapy and longer hospitalization in infants with acute bronchiolitis

A. Cappiello (Bari, Italy), A. Di Mauro (Bari, Italy), N. Abbondanza (Bari, Italy), R. Panza (Bari, Italy), M. Quercia (Bari, Italy), N. Laforgia (Bari, Italy), F. Bianchi (Bari, Italy), S. Tafuri (Bari, Italy), M. Manzionna (Bari, Italy)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Neonatal and paediatric intensive care
Session: Neonatal and paediatric intensive care
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 1018
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases, Respiratory critical care

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