Neuromuscular sonography detects changes in muscle echotexture and nerve diameter in ICU patients within 24 h.

Catherine BulinskiMaxime ViardAlexander VlazakKathrin HabigMartin JuenemannChristoph BestIngo SchirotzekManfred KapsHeidrun H Krämer

Published in: Journal of ultrasound (2021)

We detected very early changes in the muscles and nerves of ICU-patients. Nerve CSA might be a useful parameter to identify patients who are at risk for difficult weaning. Therefore our observations might be severity signs of neuromuscular suffering for the most severe patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
magnetic resonance imaging
skeletal muscle
patient reported outcomes
mechanical ventilation
optical coherence tomography