Ultrasonographic evaluation of the diaphragm in critically ill patients to predict invasive mechanical ventilation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diaphragm dysfunction is common in critically ill patients and associated with poorer outcomes. The function of the diaphragm can be evaluated at the bedside by measuring diaphragmatic excursion using ultrasonography. In this study, we investigated the ability of right-sided diaphragmatic excursion (RDE) to predict the need for invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV).

Methods

Critically ill patients aged 18 years and older who presented to our emergency department between May 20, 2021 and May 19, 2022 and underwent measurement of RDE within 10 min of arrival were enrolled in this prospective study. The ability of RDE to predict the need for IMV was assessed by multivariable logistic regression and analysis of the area under the receiver-operating characteristic curv

SUBMITTER: Suttapanit K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10507830 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature