Point-of-Care Thoracic Ultrasound in Children with Bronchiolitis: Correspondence

Abstract

protocol from apex to base that need scanning with different position, we wonder whether any sedation was used to get necessary co-operation for such elaborate examination. Although sedation is not mandatory, its use has been mentioned [4].Finally, it would have been of further interest if any correlation between arterial blood gases and POCUS were analyzed to plan the treatment protocol [3].The authors probably did not have the scope of including severe cases. We applaud the authors for presenting their nice observation. However, we would welcome clarity on the above issues.

Point-of-Care Thoracic Ultrasound in Children with Bronchiolitis: Authors’ Reply

“…Bhattacharya et al have pointed out a few issues; most of these were already addressed in the article. Following are our responses to the points highlighted [2].We agree with Bhattacharya et al that if ultrasound of the lung and diaphragm was done in a large number of severe cases, the observation would have become a more interesting one. But as we have mentioned in the limitations of the study in the article, no patient with severe bronchiolitis severity score at admission could be enrolled in the study.We do agree with the point that ultrasound is an operatordependent procedure, However, in our study, we did look for the interobserver correlation (kappa statistics) where we found a very good agreement between the pediatrician and the radiologist.…”

“…Bhattacharya et al have pointed out a few issues; most of these were already addressed in the article. Following are our responses to the points highlighted [2].…”