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Use of diaphragm thickening fraction combined with rapid shallow breathing index for predicting success of weaning from mechanical ventilator in medical patients

BACKGROUND: Weaning failure is a crucial hindrance in critically ill patients. Rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI), a well-known weaning index, has some limitations in predicting weaning outcomes. A new weaning index using point-of-care ultrasound with diaphragmic thickening fraction (DTF) has pote...

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Autores principales: Pirompanich, Pattarin, Romsaiyut, Sasithon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5797391/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29435329
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40560-018-0277-9