Parasternal Intercostal Muscle Thickness Fraction (PICTF%): Ultrasound a New Tool for Weaning Prediction?

Dipasri Bhattacharya; Antonio M Esquinas; Mohanchandra Mandal

doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24665

Parasternal Intercostal Muscle Thickness Fraction (PICTF%): Ultrasound a New Tool for Weaning Prediction?

Indian J Crit Care Med. 2024 Apr;28(4):404. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24665.

Authors

Dipasri Bhattacharya¹, Antonio M Esquinas², Mohanchandra Mandal³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesiology, R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
² Department of Intensive Care Unit, Hospital General Universitario Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Abstract

How to cite this article: Bhattacharya D, Esquinas AM, Mandal M. Parasternal Intercostal Muscle Thickness Fraction (PICTF%): Ultrasound a New Tool for Weaning Prediction? Indian J Crit Care Med 2024;28(4):404.

Keywords: Airway extubation; Coronavirus disease-19; Critical illness; Diaphragm; Intercostal muscles; Maximal respiratory pressures; Mechanical ventilation; Parasternal intercostal muscle thickness; Respiratory rate; Ventilators.