Respiratory failure & ventilation
A novel method for diaphragm-based electrode belt position of electrical impedance tomography by ultrasound
Authors' conclusion
The diaphragm-based EIT-belt position by ultrasound was feasible and resulted in different belt positions compared to the conventional position in > 50% of the examined subjects, especially in patients with higher BMI.
Study context
- Population
- Healthy volunteers (supine) and critically ill patients under mechanical ventilation
- Participants
- 50 patients
- Comparison
- Ultrasound diaphragm-based vs conventional EIT-belt placement
- Agreedn = 23reference
- Outcome
- Difference between diaphragm-based and conventional EIT-belt placement
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Agreement of diaphragm-based with conventional belt plane
Agreed
23
events
Further findings
Diaphragm-based EIT-belt level in healthy volunteers
- Highest TV at L6cm, smallest at L-2 cm; L6cm taken as diaphragm-based level
Original publication
A novel method for diaphragm-based electrode belt position of electrical impedance tomography by ultrasound. J Intensive Care. Published 25 September 2023. doi:10.
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