Reliability of ultrasound in the assessment of muscle thickness in critically ill children

• Main Authors: Jéssica Knisspell de Oliveira (Author), Camila Wohlgemuth Schaan (Author), Cristiano Kohler Silva (Author), Taila Cristina Piva (Author), Ian Teixeira e Sousa (Author), Francisco Bruno (Author), Janice Luisa Lukrafka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Ultrasound has been used to quantify and qualify muscle morphology in critically ill children and can detect changes in muscle thickness. The aim of this study was to assess the reliability of ultrasound measurement of muscle thickness in critically ill children and to compare the asse...