Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Diaphragm Thickness During Mechanical Ventilation in Intensive Care Patients | Zendy

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Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Diaphragm Thickness During Mechanical Ventilation in Intensive Care Patients

Author(s) -

Colin Anthony Francis,

J. A. Hoffer,

Steven Reynolds

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

american journal of critical care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1937-710X

pISSN - 1062-3264

DOI - 10.4037/ajcc2016563

Subject(s) - medicine , diaphragm (acoustics) , mechanical ventilation , ultrasound , intraclass correlation , ventilation (architecture) , pressure support ventilation , intensive care , weakness , surgery , anesthesia , radiology , intensive care medicine , mechanical engineering , clinical psychology , physics , acoustics , loudspeaker , engineering , psychometrics

Mechanical ventilation is associated with atrophy and weakness of the diaphragm. Ultrasound is an easy noninvasive way to track changes in thickness of the diaphragm.

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