Ultrasound-assessed diaphragmatic impairment is a predictor of outcomes in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease undergoing noninvasive ventilation.

Alessandro MarchioniIvana CastaniereRoberto TonelliRiccardo FantiniMatteo FontanaLuca TabbìAndrea VianiFrancesco GiaroniValentina RuggieriStefania CerriEnrico Maria Clini

Published in: Critical care (London, England) (2018)

Early and noninvasive US assessment of DD during severe AECOPD is reliable and accurate in identifying patients at major risk for NIV failure and worse prognosis.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
respiratory failure
magnetic resonance imaging
early onset
high resolution
metabolic syndrome
intensive care unit
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue
insulin resistance