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Diaphragm thickening fraction to predict weaning—a prospective exploratory study

BACKGROUND: Diaphragm ultrasound (DUS) is a well-established point of care modality for assessment of dimensional and functional aspects of the diaphragm. Amongst various measures, diaphragmatic thickening fraction (DTf) is more comprehensive. However, there is still uncertainty about its capability...

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Autores principales: Samanta, Sujay, Singh, Ratender Kumar, Baronia, Arvind K., Poddar, Banani, Azim, Afzal, Gurjar, Mohan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5683442/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29158899
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40560-017-0258-4