Assessing respiratory effort is essential for optimizing ventilatory support. While diaphragm thickening fraction (DTF) has been proposed as a bedside parameter, the role of intercostal muscle thickening fraction (ITF) remains unclear, especially during noninvasive ventilation. This study investigates the relationship between DTF, ITF and tidal oesophageal pressure swing (
- Hoermann, C.
- Drotleff, L. S.
- Link, B.
- Doerflinger, L.
- Neetz, B.
- Michels-Zetsche, J. D.
- Herth, F. J. F.
- Britsch, M.
- Duerschmied, D.
- Britsch, S.
- Lindner, S.
Keywords
- Humans
- *Diaphragm/diagnostic imaging/physiology
- Male
- Female
- Healthy Volunteers
- Adult
- *Noninvasive Ventilation/methods
- *Intercostal Muscles/diagnostic imaging/physiology
- Ultrasonography
- Young Adult
- Exercise/physiology
- Noninvasive ventilation
- Respiratory muscles, ultrasonography
