Exploring the Feasibility of At‐Home Lung Ultra‐Portable Ultrasound: Parent‐Performed Pediatric Lung Imaging

Author:

Malia Laurie1ORCID,Nye Megan L.1,Kessler David O.1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Emergency Medicine Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons New York New York USA

Abstract

ObjectiveTo determine if caregivers would be able to successfully perform in home lung ultrasounds on their children without direct supervision after undergoing a basic tutorial that would allow for expert interpretation.MethodsA prospective exploratory single‐center cohort study was conducted on patients (0–18 years) presenting to a pediatric emergency department with a respiratory complaint or COVID‐related illness. Caregivers underwent a brief hands‐on session and were instructed to scan the lungs daily for 7 days. Images were assessed using a modified POCUS IQ score. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the data and bivariate analysis was used to compare groups.ResultsEighteen patients were enrolled; the average age of the parent scanner was 31.9 years and 78% were female. Of all participants, 77.8% scanned on day one. Parents were able to successfully perform some part of the daily scan session for an average of 3.8 out of 7 days. The average POCUS IQ score overall was 6.7 (out of 12).ConclusionOur study demonstrates the feasibility and acceptability of caregiver ability to obtain adequate lung ultrasound images, at home under no guidance, using the Butterfly iQ probe. Further studies are needed to investigate the accessibility of ultra‐portable ultrasound and the ability to integrate with the at‐home hospital model, specifically in the pediatric population.

Publisher

Wiley

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