Diaphragmatic Ultrasound Predictors of High-Flow Nasal Cannula Therapeutic Failure in Critically Ill Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia.

Mario BrunaGabriela HidalgoSebastian CastañedaMiguel GalvezDiego BravoRodrigo BenitezRodolfo TobarJosé QuevedoJosé RodríguezCamila MuruaRafael MadariagaClaudia BenavidesMarcos HuilcamanFelipe MartinezJaime RetamalEduardo Kattan

Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2022)

Diaphragmatic contraction speed by ultrasound emerges as a diagnostic complement to clinical tools to predict HFNC success. Future studies should confirm these results.

Keyphrases

sars cov
magnetic resonance imaging
respiratory failure
ultrasound guided
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
current status
smooth muscle
positive airway pressure
case control
computed tomography
obstructive sleep apnea
community acquired pneumonia