Table 4 Progression of consolidation on lung ultrasound (LUS) by Days 2, 6 and 14 clinical status in Pakistan.
From: Serial lung ultrasounds in pediatric pneumonia in Mozambique and Pakistan
General LUS progression category from enrollment to: | Chest-indrawing pneumonia cohort: Pakistan | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Consolidation on enrollment LUS | No consolidation on enrollment LUS | |||||
Clinically cured | Not clinically cured | Overall | Clinically cured | Not clinically cured | Overall | |
Day 2 | (n = 5) | (n = 41) | (n = 46) | (n = 2) | (n = 62) | (n = 64) |
Improved1,2 | 2 (40.0%) | 26 (63.4%) | 28 (60.9%) | – | – | – |
Stable1,3 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (4.9%) | 2 (4.3%) | 2 (100.0%) | 56 (90.3%) | 58 (90.6%) |
Worsened1,4 | 3 (60.0%) | 13 (31.7%) | 16 (34.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (9.7%) | 6 (9.4%) |
Day 6 | (n = 26) | (n = 18) | (n = 44) | (n = 36) | (n = 20) | (n = 56) |
Improved1,5 | 21 (80.8%) | 12 (66.7%) | 33 (75.0%) | – | – | – |
Stable1,6 | 4 (15.4%) | 1 (5.6%) | 5 (11.4%) | 34 (94.4%) | 19 (95.0%) | 53 (94.6%) |
Worsened 1,7 | 1 (3.8%) | 5 (27.8%) | 6 (13.6%) | 2 (5.6%) | 1 (5.0%) | 3 (5.4%) |
Day 14 | (n = 32) | (n = 9) | (n = 41) | (n = 54) | (n = 8) | (n = 62) |
Improved1,5 | 30 (93.8%) | 5 (55.6%) | 35 (85.4%) | – | – | |
Stable1,6 | 1 (3.1%) | 1 (11.1%) | 2 (4.9%) | 54 (100.0%) | 7 (87.5%) | 61 (98.4%) |
Worsened1,7 | 1 (3.1%) | 3 (33.3%) | 4 (9.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (12.5%) | 1 (1.6%) |
