Diaphragm ultrasound as a predictor of successful extubation from mechanical ventilation

• Published in: Thorax Vol. 69; no. 5; pp. 431 - 435
• Main Authors: DiNino, Ernest, Gartman, Eric J, Sethi, Jigme M, McCool, F Dennis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.05.2014
• Subjects: Aged; Airway Extubation - methods; Airway Extubation - standards; Critical Illness - therapy; Diaphragm (Anatomy); Diaphragm - diagnostic imaging; Extubation; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hospitals; Humans; Male; Ostomy; Patients; Prospective Studies; Respiration; Respiration, Artificial; Respiratory failure; ROC Curve; Success; Tracheotomy; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonography; Ventilator Weaning - methods; Ventilators; Weaning; Rhode Island; United States > US; Respiratory Muscles

Introduction The purpose of this study was to evaluate if ultrasound derived measures of diaphragm thickening, rather than diaphragm motion, can be used to predict extubation success or failure. Methods Sixty-three mechanically ventilated patients were prospectively recruited. Diaphragm thickness (t...