Evaluation of Diaphragmatic Ultrasound Indices as Predictors of Successful Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation in Subjects With Abdominal Sepsis

• Published in: Respiratory care Vol. 64; no. 5; p. 564
• Main Authors: Eltrabili, Haytham H, Hasanin, Ahmed M, Soliman, Mahmoud S, Lotfy, Ahmed M, Hamimy, Walid I, Mukhtar, Ahmed M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2019
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Airway Extubation; Area Under Curve; Diaphragm - diagnostic imaging; Diaphragm - physiopathology; Female; Humans; Intraabdominal Infections - complications; Intraabdominal Infections - physiopathology; Male; Middle Aged; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; ROC Curve; Sepsis - microbiology; Sepsis - physiopathology; Ultrasonography; Ventilator Weaning; delayed extubation; diaphragmatic thickening fraction; liberation failure; mechanical ventilation; abdominal sepsis; premature liberation

Sepsis-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction is one of the main risk factors of failure to liberate patients from mechanical ventilation. Several studies addressed diaphragmatic ultrasound as a valuable tool in the assessment of diaphragmatic function during liberation from mechanical ventilation in dif...