The diaphragm is the major muscle of inspiration, and its function is critical for optimal
respiration. Diaphragmatic failure has long been recognized as a major contributor to death …

Recent studies have shown both beneficial and detrimental effects of patient breathing effort
in mechanical ventilation. Quantification of breathing effort may allow the clinician to titrate …

Background Diaphragm dysfunction is defined by a value of twitch tracheal pressure in
response to magnetic phrenic stimulation (twitch pressure) amounting to less than 11 cmH 2 …

Objective: Respiratory muscle weakness frequently develops during mechanical ventilation,
although in children there are limited data about its prevalence and whether it is associated …

Assessment of diaphragmatic effort is challenging, especially in critically ill patients in the
phase of weaning. Fractional thickening during inspiration assessed by ultrasound has been …

Methods This study included patients subjected to extubation trial in the medical or surgical
intensive care unit of a university-affiliated hospital from May 2015 through February 2016 …

Background Diaphragm dysfunction develops frequently in ventilated intensive care unit
(ICU) patients. Both disuse atrophy (ventilator over-assist) and high respiratory muscle effort …

Respiratory muscle dysfunction may develop rapidly in critically ill ventilated patients and is
associated with increased morbidity, length of intensive care unit stay, costs, and mortality …

Muscle involvement is found in most critical patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).
Diaphragmatic muscle alteration, initially included in this category, has been differentiated in …

The respiratory muscle pump drives alveolar ventilation. The diaphragm, a thin (2–3 mm in
healthy adults) dome-shaped muscle, is an essential component of the respiratory muscle …