Chest
Volume 130, Issue 4, Supplement, October 2006, Page 278S
Poster PresentationsULTRASOUND DETERMINATION OF DIAPHRAGM THICKNESS IN MECHANICALLY VENTILATED, ACUTELY CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS
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Abstract
PURPOSE: Difficulties in imaging the diaphragm have precluded serial measurements of diaphragm thickness of mechanically ventilated intensive care unit (ICU) patients. In this study, we used bedside ultrasound to determine diaphragm thickness shortly after intubation and then weekly thereafter.
METHODS: Patients [N=29] from the Medical ICU and medical wards were enrolled within 48 hours of endotracheal intubation. Charts were abstracted for clinical data. Ultrasound images were obtained using a
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