Abstract:
:The use of ultrasonography has become increasingly popular in the everyday management of critically ill patients. It has been demonstrated to be a safe and handy bedside tool that allows rapid hemodynamic assessment and visualization of the thoracic, abdominal and major vessels structures. More recently, M-mode ultrasonography has been used in the assessment of diaphragm kinetics. Ultrasounds provide a simple, non-invasive method of quantifying diaphragmatic movement in a variety of normal and pathological conditions. Ultrasonography can assess the characteristics of diaphragmatic movement such as amplitude, force and velocity of contraction, special patterns of motion and changes in diaphragmatic thickness during inspiration. These sonographic diaphragmatic parameters can provide valuable information in the assessment and follow up of patients with diaphragmatic weakness or paralysis, in terms of patient-ventilator interactions during controlled or assisted modalities of mechanical ventilation, and can potentially help to understand post-operative pulmonary dysfunction or weaning failure from mechanical ventilation. This article reviews the technique and the clinical applications of ultrasonography in the evaluation of diaphragmatic function in ICU patients.
journal_name
Intensive Care Medjournal_title
Intensive care medicineauthors
Matamis D,Soilemezi E,Tsagourias M,Akoumianaki E,Dimassi S,Boroli F,Richard JC,Brochard Ldoi
10.1007/s00134-013-2823-1subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-05-01 00:00:00pages
801-10issue
5eissn
0342-4642issn
1432-1238journal_volume
39pub_type
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