Radiografía de Tórax y Ecografía Pulmonar en la evaluación inicial de los pacientes pediátricos con COVID-19: una Revisión Sistemática

Abstract

Abstract: COVID-19 has affected millions of people around the world, including children and adolescents.With the objective of describe the frequency and the main findings in the Chest X-ray and Pulmonary Ultrasound within the initial evaluation of pediatric patients with COVID-19, asystematic search was carried out in the LILACS, IBECS, DIALNET and PUBMED databases on June 10, 2021, including all the original articles that collected such information. 17 original studies (N = 822), 4 cohort studies, and 13 cross-sectional studies were included. The most common chest radiograph findings were peribronchial thickening, ground glass opacities, and consolidations. The most frequent findings on lungultrasound were subpleural consolidations followed by baseline consolidations. In this way, we conclude that chest radiography and lung ultrasound can help in the initial evaluation of pediatric patients with COVID-19, however, more scientific studies areneeded to support this information.