Diaphragmatic Kinetics Assessment by Tissue Doppler Imaging and Extubation Outcome

• Published in: Respiratory care Vol. 66; no. 6; p. 983
• Main Authors: Cammarota, Gianmaria, Boniolo, Ester, Santangelo, Erminio, De Vita, Nello, Verdina, Federico, Crudo, Samuele, Sguazzotti, Ilaria, Perucca, Raffaella, Messina, Antonio, Zanoni, Marta, Azzolina, Danila, Navalesi, Paolo, Longhini, Federico, Vetrugno, Luigi, Bignami, Elena, Della Corte, Francesco, Tarquini, Riccardo, De Robertis, Edoardo, Vaschetto, Rosanna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2021
• Subjects: Adult; Airway Extubation; Diaphragm - diagnostic imaging; Humans; Kinetics; Respiration, Artificial; Ventilator Weaning; mechanical ventilator weaning; diaphragm; Doppler tissue imaging

The assessment of diaphragmatic kinetics through tissue Doppler imaging (dTDI) was recently proposed as a means to describe diaphragmatic activity in both healthy individuals and intubated patients undergoing weaning from mechanical ventilation. Our primary aim was to investigate whether the diaphra...