Association of diaphragmatic dysfunction with duration of mechanical ventilation in patients in the pediatric intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Yelin Yao (Author), Xiaojing Guo (Author), Yuxin Liu (Author), Kai Lu (Author), Weiming Chen (Author), Huanhuan Yin (Author), Guoping Lu (Author), SuJuan Wang (Author), Jinhao Tao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Mechanical ventilation (MV) can cause diaphragmatic injury and ventilator induced diaphragmatic dysfunction (VIDD). Diaphragm ultrasonography (DU) is increasingly used to assess diaphragmatic anatomy, function and pathology of patients receiving MV in the pediatric intensive care...