Prevalence of diaphragm dysfunction in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD): The role of diaphragmatic ultrasound

• Published in: Respiratory medicine Vol. 216; p. 107293
• Main Authors: Bernardinello, Nicol, Cocconcelli, Elisabetta, Boscolo, Annalisa, Castelli, Gioele, Sella, Nicolò, Giraudo, Chiara, Zanatta, Elisabetta, Rea, Federico, Saetta, Marina, Navalesi, Paolo, Spagnolo, Paolo, Balestro, Elisabetta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2023
• Subjects: Connective tissue disease; Connective Tissue Diseases - complications; Diaphragm - diagnostic imaging; Diaphragm ultrasound; Dyspnea - complications; Dyspnea - etiology; Humans; Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - complications; Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - diagnostic imaging; Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - epidemiology; Interstitial lung disease; Lung Diseases, Interstitial - complications; Lung Diseases, Interstitial - diagnostic imaging; Lung Diseases, Interstitial - epidemiology; Prevalence; ILD; DD; Connective tissue disease; DUS; mMRC; Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; ICC; TLC; CTD-ILD; Diaphragm ultrasound; Interstitial lung disease; Te; TF; FVC; DLCO; Ti; F-ILD; MIP; MEP; ICU; HRCT; FEV1; 6MWD; IPF

Diaphragm ultrasound (DUS) has been extensively used in critically ill patients while data on outpatients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) are limited. We hypothesized that diaphragm function, assessed by ultrasound, could be impaired in patients with ILD, considering both Idiopathic Pulmonary F...