ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Expiratory abdominal muscle thickness, a new point of care ultrasound measure for respiratory muscle mass in the intensive care unit: a prospective observational cohort study
Authors' conclusion
US expiratory abdominal muscle thickness was associated with 28-day mortality, supporting its use in predicting ICU patient outcome.
Study context
- Population
- Intensive care unit (ICU) patients with ultrasonography (US) expiratory abdominal muscle thickness measured within 12 h of ICU admissionanalysed
- Participants
- 310 patients
- Exposure
- 28-day non-survivors vs survivors
- Outcome
- 28-day mortality
- Follow-up
- 28 days
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Total abdominal expiratory muscle thickness at admission
- AUC to discriminate 28-day mortality
- 0.78 [0.71;0.86]
Observational data: associations, not effects.
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Original publication
Expiratory abdominal muscle thickness, a new point of care ultrasound measure for respiratory muscle mass in the intensive care unit: a prospective observational cohort study. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. Published 25 May 2023. doi:10.
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