To the question of safety of ultrasonic diagnostics of lungs in newborns (literature review)

  • Александр Александрович Мязин State Budgetary Healthcare Institution of the Kaluga Region “Children's City Hospital” 248002, Kaluga
Keywords:
ультразвуковое исследование новорожденные безопасность пациентов ultrasound newborn patient safety

Abstract

In this paper, we observe the possibility of physical damage of diagnostic ultrasound on lung tissue, the safety of performing ultrasound diagnostic of newborns’ lungs and pleura. We propose recommendations on adjusting equipment as well as methods of safe ultrasound scanning of newborns’ lungs.

Author Biography

Александр Александрович Мязин, State Budgetary Healthcare Institution of the Kaluga Region “Children's City Hospital” 248002, Kaluga
st. Saltykova-Shchedrina, 11; Head of the Department of Ultrasound Diagnostics