The impact of critical illness on the expiratory muscles and the diaphragm assessed by ultrasound in mechanical ventilated children.

Marloes M IJland Joris Lemson Johannes G van der Hoeven Leo M A Heunks

Published in: Annals of intensive care (2020)

Changes in diaphragm and expiratory muscles thickness develop rapidly after the initiation of mechanical ventilation. Changes in thickness of the diaphragm and expiratory muscles were not significantly correlated. These data provide a unique insight in the effects of critical illness on the respiratory muscle pump in children.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
intensive care unit
respiratory failure
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
young adults
optical coherence tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
skeletal muscle
electronic health record
machine learning
ultrasound guided
respiratory tract