Affiliation:
1. Sección de Rehabilitación y Cuidados Respiratorios Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Argentina
2. Unidad de Terapia Intensiva Hospital Nacional Profesor Alejandro Posadas El Palomar Argentina
3. Departamento de Kinesiología Sanatorio Clínica Modelo de Morón Morón Argentina
Abstract
AbstractAsynchrony is a frequent problem in critical care units, being underdiagnosed by the treating team and often requiring advanced monitoring equipment for its detection. Ultrasonography of the diaphragm allows direct observation, in real time, of muscle displacement and its synchronization with the ventilator waveforms, which results in a promising tool for interpreting difficult to diagnose asynchronies.
Subject
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging