Role of lung ultrasound in diagnosing and differentiating transient tachypnea of the newborn and respiratory distress syndrome in preterm neonates

Abstract

To evaluate the accuracy of lung ultrasound in diagnosing and differentiating transient tachypnea of the newborn and respiratory distress syndrome in preterm neonates.

Keywords

• respiratory distress syndrome (rds)
• transient tachypnea of the newborn (ttn)
• lung ultrasonography (lus)
• neonatal intensive care unit (nicu)