Diaphragm ultrasound as indicator of respiratory effort in critically ill patients undergoing assisted mechanical ventilation: a pilot clinical study

Pressure-support ventilation, is widely used in critically ill patients; however, the relative contribution of patient's effort during assisted breathing is difficult to measure in clinical conditions. Aim of the present study was to evaluate the performance of ultrasonographic indices of diaph...

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Published in:Critical care (London, England) England), 2015-04, Vol.19 (1), p.161-161, Article 161
Main Authors: Umbrello, Michele, Formenti, Paolo, Longhi, Daniela, Galimberti, Andrea, Piva, Ilaria, Pezzi, Angelo, Mistraletti, Giovanni, Marini, John J, Iapichino, Gaetano
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Clinical trials
Critical care
Critical Illness
Data analysis
Diaphragm - diagnostic imaging
Esophagus
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Intensive care
Intensive Care Units
Male
Methods
Middle Aged
Muscle Contraction
Patients
Pilot Projects
Positive-Pressure Respiration
Respiratory therapy
Ultrasonic imaging
Ultrasonography
Ultrasound imaging
Ventilators
Weaning
Work of Breathing
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Summary:Pressure-support ventilation, is widely used in critically ill patients; however, the relative contribution of patient's effort during assisted breathing is difficult to measure in clinical conditions. Aim of the present study was to evaluate the performance of ultrasonographic indices of diaphragm contractile activity (respiratory excursion and thickening) in comparison to traditional indices of inspiratory muscle effort during assisted mechanical ventilation. Consecutive patients admitted to the ICU after major elective surgery who met criteria for a spontaneous breathing trial with pressure support ventilation were enrolled. Patients with airflow obstruction or after thoracic/gastric/esophageal surgery were excluded. Variable levels of inspiratory muscle effort were achieved by delivery of different levels of ventilatory assistance by random application of pressure support (0, 5 and 15 cmH2O). The right hemidiaphragm was evaluated by B- and M-mode ultrasonography to record respiratory excursion and thickening. Airway, gastric and oesophageal pressures, and airflow were recorded to calculate indices of respiratory effort (diaphragm and esophageal pressure-time product). 25 patients were enrolled. With increasing levels of pressure support, parallel reductions were found between diaphragm thickening and both diaphragm and esophageal pressure-time product (respectively, R = 0.701, p 
ISSN:1364-8535
1466-609X
1364-8535
1366-609X
DOI:10.1186/s13054-015-0894-9