The relationship between diaphragm thickness and the severity of the disease in pregnant patients with Covid-19

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate whether there is a relationship between diaphragm thickness and disease severity in Covid-19 pregnant subgroups. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In this prospective study 100 pregnant patients were enrolled. Thickness of the diaphragm muscle at end-expiration was measured us...

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Autores principales: Ureyen Ozdemir, Eda, Buyuk, Gul Nihal, Acar, Dilek, Elmas, Burak, Yilmaz, Gamze, Özcan, Namik Nebi, Keskin, Hüseyin Levent, Moraloglu Tekin, Özlem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taiwan Association of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9729641/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36965895
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tjog.2022.10.008
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate whether there is a relationship between diaphragm thickness and disease severity in Covid-19 pregnant subgroups. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In this prospective study 100 pregnant patients were enrolled. Thickness of the diaphragm muscle at end-expiration was measured using B-Mode US. Hemoglobin,WBC, NLR, procalcitonin and LDH levels were measured. RESULTS: There was a statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of diaphragm thickness, and the diaphragm thickness was thinner in the severe disease group (p < 0.001). There was no statistically significant difference between the groups with mild to moderate disease severity (p = 0.708). CONCLUSION: Covid-19 patients who developed serious infection has thinner diaphragms than those who did not. Low diaphragm muscle thickness at the outset of Covid-19 disease, may predispose to poor clinical outcomes. Diaphragmatic ultrasound may be a promising tool to evaluate the risk of Covid-19 disease severity.

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