Observational studyJournal of critical care2022
Respiratory and peripheral muscular ultrasound characteristics in ICU COVID 19 ARDS patients.
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- Prevalence and clinical implications of abnormal body composition phenotypes in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2023Pooled it
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- Rapid Diagnostic Model for Critical Illness Polyneuropathy Based on Electrophysiological Data.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2025Article
- The effect of mechanical ventilation on respiratory muscle echogenicity in critically ill children: an observational cohort study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Observational
- Diaphragm thickness and ICU admission risk in elderly COVID-19 patients: a CT-based analysis.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- Role of ultrasonography in assessing respiratory muscle loss: insights from a cross-sectional study on neurological patients with long-term bed rest with and without tracheostomy.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- Impact of Respiratory Support During Hospitalization on Functional Outcomes in Long COVID: A Post-Hoc Analysis of a Prospective Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Methodologies and clinical applications of lower limb muscle ultrasound in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of intensive care · 2024Review
- Diaphragm Muscle Atrophy Contributes to Low Physical Capacity in COVID-19 Survivors.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Association of ratios of visceral fat area/subcutaneous fat area and muscle area/standard body weight at T12 CT level with the prognosis of acute respiratory distress syndrome.Chinese medical journal pulmonary and critical care medicine · 2024Article
- Diaphragm Ultrasound in Different Clinical Scenarios: A Review with a Focus on Older Patients.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Point-of-care ultrasound use in COVID-19: a narrative review.Annals of translational medicine · 2024Review
- Low handgrip strength is associated with worse functional outcomes in long COVID.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Ultrasonographic Features of Muscular Weakness and Muscle Wasting in Critically Ill Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Mapping peripheral and abdominal sarcopenia acquired in the acute phase of COVID-19 during 7 days of mechanical ventilation.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Assessment of body composition in adults hospitalized with acute COVID-19: a scoping review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Respiratory muscle ultrasonography evaluation and its clinical application in stroke patients: A review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
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- Nutrition support for critically ill patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: the Italian SIAARTI survey.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeSevere cases of coronavirus disease 2019 develop ARDS requiring admission to the ICU. This study aimed to investigate the ultrasound characteristics of respiratory and peripheral muscles of patients affected by COVID19 who require mechanical ventilation. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis is a prospective observational study. We performed muscle ultrasound at the admission of ICU in 32 intubated patients with ARDS COVID19. The ultrasound was comprehensive of thickness and echogenicity of both parasternal intercostal and diaphragm muscles, and cross-sectional area and echogenicity of the rectus femoris.
resultsPatients who survived showed a significantly lower echogenicity score as compared with those who did not survive for both parasternal intercostal muscles. Similarly, the diaphragmatic echogenicity was significantly different between alive or dead patients. There was a significant correlation between right parasternal intercostal or diaphragm echogenicity and the cumulative fluid balance and urine protein output. Similar results were detected for rectus femoris echogenicity.
conclusionsThe early changes detected by echogenicity ultrasound suggest a potential benefit of proactive early therapies designed to preserve respiratory and peripheral muscle architecture to reduce days on MV, although what constitutes a clinically significant change in muscle echogenicity remains unknown.
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