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ArticleBMJ case reports2022

Respiratory failure due to diaphragm paralysis after brachial plexus injury diagnosed by point-of-care ultrasound.

Wataru Yajima, Takuo Yoshida, Tatsuya Kondo, Masahiko Uzura

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Respiratory muscle dysfunction in acute and chronic respiratory failure: how to diagnose and how to treat?European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wataru YajimaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Japan w.yajima48@gmail.com.
Takuo YoshidaDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Japan.
Tatsuya KondoDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Japan.
Masahiko UzuraDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Japan.
Jikei University School of Medicine · JPTokyo Women's Medical University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A man in his fifties was injured in a traffic accident and diagnosed with traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage, liver injury, and fractures of the rib, right clavicle, right scapula and right femur. He also presented with motor and sensory disturbances of the right upper extremity and was suspected of having a brachial plexus injury. After undergoing mechanical ventilation due to multiple traumas, he was extubated. However, he developed acute respiratory failure and required reintubation. Respiratory symptoms were not clear until just before reintubation. The diagnosis of right diaphragm paralysis was made using point-of-care ultrasound with no other findings that could cause respiratory failure. MRI led to the diagnosis of brachial plexus injury, which likely caused diaphragm paralysis. Point-of-care ultrasound provided a clear visualisation and rapid bedside diagnosis of diaphragm paralysis, which can be challenging to diagnose while ruling out other causes of respiratory failure.

Indexed as

Brachial PlexusRespiratory InsufficiencyRespiratory ParalysisDiaphragmHumansMaleParalysisPoint-of-Care Systemsadult intensive carelung functionorthopaedicstrauma

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PMID35228232
PMCPMC8886360
OpenAlexW4214746551

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