Table 5 Subpleural lung consolidation in the posterior area of the lung between the different groups: clinically mild bronchiolitis vs. moderate-severe bronchiolitis; infants in need of oxygen supplementation vs infants in no need of oxygen supplementation
From: Lung ultrasound: a useful tool in diagnosis and management of bronchiolitis
LUS data | Mild | Moderate | χ2 test | p | Oxygen | Oxygen | χ2 test | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |||||||
Severe | ||||||||
No presence of subpleural lung consolidations in the posterior and paravertebral area of the lung | 53/76 | 5/30 | 24.4 | 0.00 | 53/77 | 5/29 | 22.6 | 0.00 |
(70 %) | (17 %) | (69 %) | (18 %) | |||||
Subcentimetersubpleural lung consolidations in the posterior and paravertebral area of the lung | 20/76 | 12/30 | 1.9 | 0.16 | 20/77 | 12/29 | 2.3 | 0.1 |
(26 %) | (40 %) | (26 %) | (41 %) | |||||
Subpleural lung consolidation of 1 cm or more in the posterior and paravertebral area of the lung | 3/76 | 13/30 | 26.4 | 0.00 | 4/77 | 12/29 | 21.5 | 0.00 |
(4 %) | (43 %) | (5 %) | (41 %) |