Ultrasound Imaging for Diaphragm Function in a Population of Healthy Infants: A Short Observational Report
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Diaphragm Ultrasound
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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First Echography | Second Echography | Third Echography | Fourth Echography | Fifth Echography | |
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(N = 22) | (N = 6) | (N = 25) | (N = 24) | (N = 8) | |
Weight (Kg) | |||||
median (IQR) | 3.23 (2.88–3.41) | 3.35 (3.03–3.70) | 3.89 (35.60–4.38) | 5.50 (5.04–5.92) § | 7.44 (6.79–8.11) |
mean (SD) | 3.17 (0.47) | 3.38 (0.52) | 4 (0.63) | 5.52 (0.79) § | 7.51 (0.91) |
Chest circumference (cm) | |||||
median (IQR) | 33.30 (31.50–34.72) | 34.90 (31.12–35.70) | 35.50 (34.45–37.05) | 39.80 (39.00–41.10) § | 45.25 (42.30–46.67) |
mean (SD) | 33.07 (1.63) | 33.78 (2.67) | 35.80 (2.37) | 40.00 (2.33) § | 45.14 (3.42) |
Diaphragm thickness in inspiration (mm) | |||||
median (IQR) | 27 (20.00–31.75) | 25 (23.00–29.25) | 30.00 (25.00–33.00) | 29.00 (23.50–34.00) | 26.00 (22.50–32.50) |
mean (SD) | 27.23 (7.07) | 26.17 (7.11) | 29.32 (6.52) | 28.79 (5.94) | 26.38 (5.78) |
Diaphragm thickness in expiration (mm) | |||||
median (IQR) | 15 (14–17) | 15.50 (12.75–16.25) | 16 (13.50–20.00) | 19.50 (15.25–22.75) | 18 (14.25–18.75) |
mean (SD) | 16 (4.83) | 14.50 (2.88) | 16.80 (4.90) | 19.58 (4.81) | 16.50 (2.88) |
Diaphragm Inspiration-expiration ratio | |||||
median (IQR) | 1.68 (1.41–1.94) | 1.76 (1.54–2.03) | 1.69 (1.46–2.19) | 1.47 (1.26–1.70) | 1.56 (1.43–1.83) |
mean (SD) | 1.80 (0.65) | 1.81 (0.35) | 1.82 (0.47) | 1.50 (0.30) | 1.60 (0.20) |
Diaphragm thickening fraction * | |||||
median (IQR) | 0.68 (0.41–0.94) | 0.76 (0.54–1.03) | 0.69 (0.46–1.19) | 0.47 (0.26–0.70) | 0.56 (0.43–0.83) |
mean (SD) | 0.80 (0.65) | 0.81 (0.35) | 0.82 (0.47) | 0.50 (0.30) | 0.60 (0.20) |
Diaphragm thickening fraction ** | |||||
median (IQR) | 0.41 (0.29–0.48) | 0.43 (0.35–0.50) | 0.41 (0.31–0.54) | 0.32 (0.21–0.41) | 0.36 (0.30–0.45) |
mean (SD) | 0.40 (0.15) | 0.43 (0.09) | 0.42 (0.14) | 0.31 (0.13) | 0.36 (0.08) |
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Buonsenso, D.; Mariani, F.; Morello, R.; Cammarota, G.; De Rose, C.; Valentini, P.; Camporesi, A.; Vetrugno, L. Ultrasound Imaging for Diaphragm Function in a Population of Healthy Infants: A Short Observational Report. Diagnostics 2023, 13, 1095. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13061095
Buonsenso D, Mariani F, Morello R, Cammarota G, De Rose C, Valentini P, Camporesi A, Vetrugno L. Ultrasound Imaging for Diaphragm Function in a Population of Healthy Infants: A Short Observational Report. Diagnostics. 2023; 13(6):1095. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13061095
Chicago/Turabian StyleBuonsenso, Danilo, Francesco Mariani, Rosa Morello, Gianmaria Cammarota, Cristina De Rose, Piero Valentini, Anna Camporesi, and Luigi Vetrugno. 2023. "Ultrasound Imaging for Diaphragm Function in a Population of Healthy Infants: A Short Observational Report" Diagnostics 13, no. 6: 1095. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13061095
APA StyleBuonsenso, D., Mariani, F., Morello, R., Cammarota, G., De Rose, C., Valentini, P., Camporesi, A., & Vetrugno, L. (2023). Ultrasound Imaging for Diaphragm Function in a Population of Healthy Infants: A Short Observational Report. Diagnostics, 13(6), 1095. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13061095