Publication
Title
Assessing diaphragmatic function
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Abstract
The diaphragm is vulnerable to injury during mechanical ventilation, and diaphragm dysfunction is both a marker of severity of illness and a predictor of poor patient outcome in the ICU. A combination of factors can result in diaphragm weakness. Both insufficient and excessive diaphragmatic contractile effort can cause atrophy or injury, and recent evidence suggests that targeting an appropriate amount of diaphragm activity during mechanical ventilation has the potential to mitigate diaphragm dysfunction. Several monitoring tools can be used to assess diaphragm activity and function during mechanical ventilation, including pressure-derived parameters, electromyography, and ultrasound. This review details these techniques and presents the rationale for a diaphragm-protective ventilation strategy.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Respiratory care. - Dallas, Tex.
Source (book)
58th Respiratory-Car-Journal Conference on Monitoring Respiratory, Function in Adult Acute Care, JUN 10-15, 2019, St Petersburg, FL
Publication
Irving : Daedalus enterprises inc , 2020
ISSN
0020-1324
DOI
10.4187/RESPCARE.07410
Volume/pages
65 :6 (2020) , p. 807-816
ISI
000536806200012
Pubmed ID
32457172
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
UAntwerpen
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Creation 17.07.2020
Last edited 03.12.2024
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