Critically ill patients often acquire neuropathy and/or myopathy labeled ICU-acquired
weakness. The current insights into incidence, pathophysiology, diagnostic tools, risk …

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 emerged as a serious human
pathogen in late 2019, causing the disease coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The …

Mechanical ventilation may have adverse effects on both the lung and the diaphragm. Injury
to the lung is mediated by excessive mechanical stress and strain, whereas the diaphragm …

Respiratory muscle ultrasound is used to evaluate the anatomy and function of the
respiratory muscle pump. It is a safe, repeatable, accurate, and non-invasive bedside …

Patients with severe lung injury usually have a high respiratory drive, resulting in intense
inspiratory effort that may even worsen lung damage by several mechanisms gathered …

Diaphragm muscle dysfunction is increasingly recognized as an important element of
several diseases including neuromuscular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

COVID-19 has caused great devastation in the past year. Multi-organ point-of-care
ultrasound (PoCUS) including lung ultrasound (LUS) and focused cardiac ultrasound …

Background Several measurements have been used to predict the success of weaning from
mechanical ventilation; however, their efficacy varies in different studies. In recent years …

Several mechanisms of diaphragm muscle injury (myotrauma) can result in ventilator-
induced diaphragm dysfunction, including ventilator over-assistance, under-assistance …

Methods| Our study focused on the diaphragm, the main muscle of respiration. Consecutive
diaphragm muscle specimens were collected during autopsy from the corpses of 26 patients …