Test characteristics of cardiac point-of-care ultrasound in paediatric shock: insights from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children

Authors

• Bethsabee S. Stone, Pediatrics, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Department of Pediatrics, USA.
• Kiyetta H. Alade, Baylor College of Medicine, USA.
• Stephanie K. Leung, Texas Children's Hospital, USA.
• Elizabeth A. Camp, Baylor College of Medicine, USA.
• Alan F. Riley, MaineHealth

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-30-2026

Institution/Department

Pediatrics

Journal Title

Cardiology in the young

Abstract

Cardiac point-of-care ultrasound may serve as a bedside screening tool for the early identification of left ventricular systolic dysfunction in children, but paediatric data remain limited in clinical practice. In a retrospective cohort study of children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children undergoing cardiac point-of-care ultrasound at presentation, qualitative assessments of left ventricular systolic function by credentialed paediatric emergency medicine physicians were obtained and demonstrated high sensitivity for detecting dysfunction across the spectrum of left ventricular systolic failure.

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Last Page

3

Recommended Citation

Stone, Bethsabee S.; Alade, Kiyetta H.; Leung, Stephanie K.; Camp, Elizabeth A.; and Riley, Alan F., "Test characteristics of cardiac point-of-care ultrasound in paediatric shock: insights from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children" (2026). MaineHealth Maine Medical Center. 4685.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/mmc/4685