Parasternal intercostal muscle thickening as a predictor of non-invasive ventilation failure in patients with COVID-19

Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2022 Jun;41(3):101063. doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2022.101063. Epub 2022 Apr 26.

Authors

Mina Adlof Helmy¹, Ahmed Hasanin², Lydia Magdy Milad¹, Maha Mostafa¹, Shaimaa Fathy¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
² Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address: ahmed.hasanin@kasralainy.edu.eg.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Diaphragmatic excursion; Intercostal muscle thickening; Non-invasive ventilation.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / complications
COVID-19* / therapy
Diaphragm
Humans
Intercostal Muscles / physiology
Noninvasive Ventilation*
Respiration, Artificial