The utility of ultrasonography in evaluation and protection of diaphragm function / 中国小儿急救医学

ABSTRACT

Diaphragm plays an important role in human autonomous breathing.Diaphragm dysfunction is an important cause of respiratory failure and prolonging weaning from mechanical ventilation, which increases the patient′s mortality, and prolongs the time of hospitalization.Therefore, evaluation of diaphragm function is crucial for critically ill patients.In recent years, ultrasonography can quantify the features of the diaphragm under various normal and pathological conditions, as a simple, rapid, non-invasive, non-radiative, and repeatable bedside examination method, which has been used to evaluate diaphragm function.This study was aimed to clarify the research progress and existing problems of application of ultrasound in the evaluation of diaphragm function, and introduce the potential ways and challenges of implementing protective mechanical ventilation of the diaphragm by ultrasound, as well as provide guidance and assistance for the clinical application of this technology.