Ultrasound evaluation of diaphragm function in patients with cervical spinal cord injury: case report.

ABSTRACT: Ultrasound evaluation of diaphragm function allows the detection of diaphragm dysfunction and the adaptation of ventilatory support in patients admitted to intensive care units. The studied patient had a C3 spinal cord injury. Ultrasound evaluation of diaphragm mobility showed that the patient suffered diaphragm dysfunction. A tracheotomy was indicated, and early ventilatory support was initiated. Ultrasound evaluation of diaphragm function in patients with cervical spinal cord injury is a useful and simple technique. It provides fast and reliable data for the diagnosis of respiratory insufficiency of neuromuscular origin.

SUBMITTER: Charco-Roca LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10877324 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature