Point-of-care ultrasound for non-vascular invasive procedures in critically ill neonates and children: current status and future perspectives.

Abstract

There has been a recent growth of supportive evidence for using point-of-care ultrasound to guide neonatal and pediatric percutaneous procedural interventions. A global and comprehensive approach for the use of point-of-care ultrasound allows to assist all steps of different, non-vascular, invasive procedures. • Point-of-care ultrasound has been established as a powerful tool providing for real-time image guidance of invasive procedures in critically ill neonates and children and allowing to increase both safety and success. • A global and comprehensive use of point-of-care ultrasound allows to assist all steps of different, non-vascular, invasive procedures: from diagnosis to semi-quantitative assessment, and from real-time puncture to follow-up.