
Why diaphragm matters?
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- Intensive Care
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"Without access to an Edi signal you can’t give patients the best possible respiratory care."
Using the electrical activity of the diaphragm (Edi) to evaluate ICU patients’ need for respiratory support is a valuable and often superior complement to standard monitoring
parameter, according to senior respiratory consultant Sten Borgström.
All references
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Dres M, Dubé BP, Mayaux J, Delemazure J, Reuter D, Brochard L, Similowski T, Demoule A. Coexistence and Impact of Limb Muscle and Diaphragm Weakness at Time of Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation in Medical Intensive Care Unit Patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 Jan 1;195(1):57-66.