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Diaphragmatic Ultrasound Indices in Correlation with Weaning Parameters for Detection and Prediction of Weaning Outcomes [PDF]

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal
Background: The use of diaphragmatic ultrasound in the intensive care unit is a technique of growing interest due to its portability, speed, and safety. Its use allows reporting on the structural and functional status of the diaphragm and can predict the
Mostafa Aboelenin, Badr El-Far, Eslam El-Banna   +2 more
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Transthoracic Ultrasonography for Evaluating Diaphragmatic Function in Patients with Non-expandable Lungs [PDF]

International Journal of Medical Arts
Background: Non-expandable lungs [NEL] are categorized into lung entrapment and trapped lungs, with distinct pathophysiologies. Patients with NEL are diagnosed by pleural manometry.
Ahmed A G Nofal, Tamer Ibraheem
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The Feasibility of Ultrasonographic Diaphragmatic Excursion in Healthy Dogs: Effect of Positioning, Diaphragmatic Location, and Body Weight of Dogs

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Diaphragmatic excursion (DE) has been utilized for detecting respiratory related problems in humans. However, several factors should be considered such as the ultrasound technique and factors intrinsic to patients.
Phasamon Saisawart, Somchin Sutthigran, Kumpanart Soontornvipart, Chutimon Thanaboonnipat, Damri Darawiroj, Nan Choisunirachon   +5 more
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The impact of Diaphragmatic Dysfunction assessed by chest ultrasound on noninvasive ventilation outcome in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. [PDF]

Egyptian Journal of Medical Research, 2022
Background: Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is now seen as first-line treatment in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and respiratory acidosis (AECOPD).
Nabila Laz, Zainab Hashim, Waleed Arafat
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Identifying decreased diaphragmatic mobility and diaphragm thickening in interstitial lung disease: the utility of ultrasound imaging

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2016
Objective: To investigate the applicability of ultrasound imaging of the diaphragm in interstitial lung disease (ILD). Methods: Using ultrasound, we compared ILD patients and healthy volunteers (controls) in terms of diaphragmatic mobility during ...
Pauliane Vieira Santana, Elena Prina, André Luis Pereira Albuquerque, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro Carvalho, Pedro Caruso   +4 more
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Evaluation of diaphragm in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using ultrasonography in relation to disease severity in Fayoum University Hospital

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2023
Background Diaphragmatic evaluation is crucial in the diagnosis of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Diaphragmatic ultrasound is a simple, noninvasive, and bedside method.
Sherif R Abd El-Fattah, Radwa A El Hefny, Yosra S Fathy, Enas S Farhat   +3 more
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Examination of the diaphragm in obstructive sleep apnea patients using chest ultrasound [PDF]

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal
Background: Total or partial collapse of the upper airways during sleep is defined by obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the most common sleep-related breathing disease.
Ammar Nashwat, Hamdy Abd Allah, Moaz Abd El Aty, wageeh Sayed   +3 more
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Quantification of diaphragmatic dynamic dysfunction in septic patients by bedside ultrasound

Scientific Reports, 2022
Although diaphragmatic dysfunction is an important indicator of severity of illness and poor prognosis in ICU patients, there is no convenient and practical method to monitor diaphragmatic function.
Yunqiu Chen, Yujia Liu, Mingxin Han, Shuai Zhao, Ya Tan, Liying Hao, Wenjuan Liu, Wenyan Zhang, Wei Song, Mengmeng Pan, Guangyu Jiao   +10 more
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Evaluation of diaphragmatic function in mechanically ventilated children: An ultrasound study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
The recovery of diaphragmatic function is vital for successful extubation from mechanical ventilation. Recent studies have detected diaphragm atrophy in ventilated adults by using ultrasound, but no similar report has been conducted in children.
En-Pei Lee, Shao-Hsuan Hsia, Hsiu-Feng Hsiao, Min-Chi Chen, Jainn-Jim Lin, Oi-Wa Chan, Chia-Ying Lin, Mei-Chin Yang, Sui-Ling Liao, Shen-Hao Lai   +9 more
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Assessment of the diaphragmatic mobility by chest ultrasound in patients with chest deformities before and after pulmonary rehabilitation program

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2022
Context Chest wall malformations (CWMs) are a broad group of elevated-morbidity anomalies that were classified by Acastello into kyphoscoliosis, ankylosing spondylitis, and pectus excavatum.
Adel M Saeed, Ahmed A.G. Nofal, Ashraf Adel Gomaa, Hieba Gamal Ezzelregal   +3 more
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