LAUSR

Dear Editor, We read with interest the article by Lovrenski [1] on the pros and potentials of lung ultrasound in pediatric patients. We share his enthusiasm for lung ultrasound and we agree that lung ultrasound is not a self-sufficient imaging tool. However, a large body of evidence supports the use of lung ultrasound in everyday clinical practice to evaluate critically ill neonates and children. In our opinion, the article may— as a final result— discourage the use of lung ultrasound in daily clinical practice, limiting the potential of this useful diagnostic tool. Moreover, we believe that additional consideration would be helpful on some important aspects of lung ultrasound in the neonate: