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Pattern of chest diseases among addicts in Poison Control Center of Ain Shams University Hospitals 艾因沙姆斯大学医院中毒控制中心成瘾者胸部疾病的模式

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Egyptian Journal of Bronchology Pub Date : 2019-12-01 DOI: 10.4103/ejb.ejb_60_19

Ayah Abdeldayem, M. Sakr, N. Osman, Maryam Abd El Kader, Sherehan EL Abd El-Aaty

{"title":"Pattern of chest diseases among addicts in Poison Control Center of Ain Shams University Hospitals","authors":"Ayah Abdeldayem, M. Sakr, N. Osman, Maryam Abd El Kader, Sherehan EL Abd El-Aaty","doi":"10.4103/ejb.ejb_60_19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ejb.ejb_60_19","url":null,"abstract":"Background Drug addiction results in serious pulmonary complications. Thoracic complications of drug addiction vary depending on the type and the route of administration of the drug that has been abused. Aim To study the pattern of chest diseases among addicts in Poison Control Center of Ain Shams University Hospitals. Patients and methods A total of 200 addict patients were selected from Poison Control Center of Ain Shams University Hospitals in the duration between June 2016 and June 2018. All patients with pulmonary complications referred to Abbasia Chest Hospital were included. Results A total of 200 addict patients were enrolled in this study. Of them, 100 addicts with drug overdose with no pulmonary complications were excluded, and the other 100 patients were included, comprising 99 males and only one female, with mean age of 39.91±10.75 years. Overall, 63% of drug addicts were cannabis addicts, 27.0% were opiate addicts, 8.0% were polysubstance abusers, and 2.0% were alcohol addicts. Pulmonary tuberculosis was the most common pulmonary complication of all drug addicts. There was a statistically significant correlation between the type of drug addiction and the pulmonary complications. Pulmonary tuberculosis was the most common among cannabis addicts as well as polysubstance abusers. Parenchymal lung diseases (pneumonia and lung abscess) were the most common among opiate and intravenous drug addicts. There was no significant difference between different types of drugs and outcomes of the patients. Mortality represented 3.0% of all drug addicts. Conclusion Many pulmonary complications are associated with drug addiction. Achievement of early diagnosis and treatment can be obtained by proper counseling and therapeutic programs.","PeriodicalId":34128,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Bronchology","volume":"13 1","pages":"704 - 709"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47763072","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Spontaneous resolution of persistent lymphadenitis: a case of Kikuchi–Fujimoto disease 持续性淋巴结炎的自发消退：Kikuchi–Fujimoto病一例

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Egyptian Journal of Bronchology Pub Date : 2019-12-01 DOI: 10.4103/ejb.ejb_26_19

D. Ramachandran, Rajesh Venkitakrishnan, Jolsana Augustine, Melcy Cleetus

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Original, simplified, and modified pulmonary embolism severity indices in risk stratification of pulmonary embolism 原始的、简化的和改进的肺栓塞严重程度指标在肺栓塞危险分层中的应用

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Egyptian Journal of Bronchology Pub Date : 2019-12-01 DOI: 10.4103/ejb.ejb_68_19

Maha Yousif, S. Hussein

{"title":"Original, simplified, and modified pulmonary embolism severity indices in risk stratification of pulmonary embolism","authors":"Maha Yousif, S. Hussein","doi":"10.4103/ejb.ejb_68_19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ejb.ejb_68_19","url":null,"abstract":"Background Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a potentially fatal disease. Prognostic assessment is needed for proper management. Several prognostic models have been proposed. Aim The aim was to validate the original pulmonary embolism severity index (o-PESI) with its simplified version (s-PESI) and modified version (m-PESI) as predictors of in-hospital mortality and homeostatic morbidities (nonlethal repeated venous thromboembolism, and/or nonlethal serious hemorrhage) in patients with PE. Patients and methods Patients proved to have acute PE admitted to Menoufia and Cairo University Hospitals between March 2017 and March 2019 were included in the study. The o-PESI, s-PESI, and m-PESI were calculated for each patient. In-hospital mortality, homeostatic morbidities, and major adverse events (mortality and homeostatic morbidities) were registered. Results One hundred and two patients were recruited. In-hospital mortality rate was 13.7%, morbidity rate was 21.6%, whereas major adverse events rate was 31%. The s-PESI classified 31.4% of patients as low risk, and none of them had in-hospital mortality. The frequencies of major adverse events in the low-risk groups were 31.2, 9.1, and 75% for o-PESI, s-PESI, and m-PESI, respectively. Difference between adverse events and non-adverse events groups was significant when s-PESI was applied (P=0.008). The s-PESI had the highest sensitivity and negative predictive value in detecting mortality, morbidity, and major adverse events compared with o-PESI and m-PESI. The area under the curve for s-PESI was significantly above the other two indices (area under the curve=0.78, P=0.04). Conclusion In addition to its easy application, the s-PESI has a preferably superior prognostic accuracy than o-PESI and m-PESI in prognostication of low-risk patients with acute PE.","PeriodicalId":34128,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Bronchology","volume":"13 1","pages":"747 - 753"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41868959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Reliability of ultrasound in confirming endotracheal tube placement as a new and fast tool 超声作为一种新的快速工具在确认气管插管放置中的可靠性

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Egyptian Journal of Bronchology Pub Date : 2019-12-01 DOI: 10.4103/ejb.ejb_79_19

Mohammad Moghawri, Niveen E Zayed, D. Ibrahim

{"title":"Reliability of ultrasound in confirming endotracheal tube placement as a new and fast tool","authors":"Mohammad Moghawri, Niveen E Zayed, D. Ibrahim","doi":"10.4103/ejb.ejb_79_19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ejb.ejb_79_19","url":null,"abstract":"Background Chest ultrasound has been an important tool for the diagnosis of many chest diseases, and, recently, it became an important tool for confirmation of the site of endotracheal tube placement. In our study, we used the ultrasound for this confirmation and compared this with capnography and clinical examination as gold standards and also with chest radiograph. Patients and methods This is a cross-sectional study conducted in our chest ICU from January 2019 to August 2019. We included 30 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with acute respiratory failure who needed endotracheal intubation according to the protocols. Ultrasound was used to identify and confirm endotracheal tube placement simultaneously with a quantitative waveform capnography (end-tidal carbon dioxide), clinical methods, and chest radiograph. Confirmation of tube placement and time taken for the confirmation were noted by our staff. Results Of the 30 intubation attempts, six (20%) had esophageal intubations. The sensitivity and specificity of diagnosis using ultrasonography were 95.8 and 93.3%, respectively. This was statistically comparable with the other three modalities. The time taken to confirm tube placement with ultrasonography was 7.7±1.6 s compared with waveform capnography, clinical examination, and chest radiograph, which were18.8±2.6, 26.1±3.4, and 73.6±7.7 s, respectively. The time taken by ultrasonography was significantly less. Conclusion Sonar-confirmed endotracheal intubation saves time and life, particularly in patients with low pulmonary blood flow in comparison with other traditional methods of confirmation.","PeriodicalId":34128,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Bronchology","volume":"13 1","pages":"684 - 689"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4103/ejb.ejb_79_19","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46474745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Role of lactate dehydrogenase and other biomarkers in predicting prognosis of community-acquired pneumonia 乳酸脱氢酶及其他生物标志物在预测社区获得性肺炎预后中的作用

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Egyptian Journal of Bronchology Pub Date : 2019-10-01 DOI: 10.4103/ejb.ejb_22_19

Rasha M. Hendy, M. Elawady, Heba M. Abd El Kareem

{"title":"Role of lactate dehydrogenase and other biomarkers in predicting prognosis of community-acquired pneumonia","authors":"Rasha M. Hendy, M. Elawady, Heba M. Abd El Kareem","doi":"10.4103/ejb.ejb_22_19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ejb.ejb_22_19","url":null,"abstract":"Background An increase in serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity is commonly taken to support the presumptive diagnosis of some lung diseases and a variety of extrapulmonary disorders, but the role of LDH as an early prognostic factor in detecting outcome in patients with community acquired pneumonia (CAP) was not well studied before. Aim To assess the prognostic value of LDH and other laboratory markers [C-reactive protein (CRP), serum albumin, and neutrophil percentage] in patients with CAP. Patients and methods We compared levels of LDH and other laboratory markers (CRP, serum albumin, and neutrophil percentage) with each other and with CURB65 score, length of hospital stay, and worse outcomes (ICU admission, mechanical ventilation, and mortality) in 62 (33 males and 29 females) patients with CAP who were admitted to Pulmonology Department, Benha University Hospital, between March 2016 and March 2017 after ethical committee approval. Results Most of the patients with worse outcomes showed significant high levels of LDH, CRP, albumin, and neutrophil percentage early on admission. Conclusion LDH was a highly sensitive biomarker for early prediction of worse outcomes in patients with CAP.","PeriodicalId":34128,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Bronchology","volume":"13 1","pages":"539 - 544"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43845946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Sonographic measurement of lung aeration versus rapid shallow breathing index as a predictor of successful weaning from mechanical ventilation 超声测量肺通气量与快速浅呼吸指数作为机械通气成功脱机的预测指标

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Egyptian Journal of Bronchology Pub Date : 2019-10-01 DOI: 10.4103/ejb.ejb_7_19

N. Laz, Mohammad Mohammad, S. Abdelsalam, Radwa Abdelwahab

{"title":"Sonographic measurement of lung aeration versus rapid shallow breathing index as a predictor of successful weaning from mechanical ventilation","authors":"N. Laz, Mohammad Mohammad, S. Abdelsalam, Radwa Abdelwahab","doi":"10.4103/ejb.ejb_7_19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ejb.ejb_7_19","url":null,"abstract":"Background Lung ultrasonography is a beneficial tool for evaluation of the extent of lung aeration through measurement of the amount of extravascular lung water. Lung ultrasonography offers some advantages over other methods of assessment of lung aeration including the lack of ionizing radiation and the possibility of use at patient’s bedside. It facilitates dynamic assessment of the lung during mechanical ventilation and during weaning. Aim To assess lung aeration by lung ultrasonography in patients ready for weaning and to validate the significance of its use as a predictor of weaning outcome in comparison with rapid shallow breathing index. Patients and methods A prospective observational study was conducted on 30 critically ill mechanically ventilated patients for 48 h or more, and ready to undergo spontaneous breathing trial (SBT), according to the readiness criteria. It was conducted in Beni-Suef University Hospital from October 2017 to May 2018. Rapid shallow breathing index was measured before initiation of SBT, and lung ultrasound was done, before, during, and after SBT [lung ultrasound score (LUS) 1, 2, and 3] and were used as predictors for SBT outcome. Patients were divided, according to outcome, into successful weaning group (group A) and failed weaning group (group B). Results In the failed weaning group, LUS1, LUS2, and LUS3 were significantly higher than those of the successful weaning group. At cutoff value of 8.5, LUS3 could be used for prediction of weaning failure with sensitivity 85% and specificity 100%. Moreover, there was a statistically significant relation between LUS and the other variables including hospital stay, mechanical ventilation duration, and mortality. Conclusion Lung ultrasound is useful as a bedside tool that can help physicians in their weaning decisions.","PeriodicalId":34128,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Bronchology","volume":"13 1","pages":"477 - 483"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42327000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The impact of admission blood glucose level on patients with community-acquired pneumonia 入院血糖水平对社区获得性肺炎患者的影响

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Egyptian Journal of Bronchology Pub Date : 2019-10-01 DOI: 10.4103/ejb.ejb_58_19

Tamer Ali, H. Salem, Dina Sultan

{"title":"The impact of admission blood glucose level on patients with community-acquired pneumonia","authors":"Tamer Ali, H. Salem, Dina Sultan","doi":"10.4103/ejb.ejb_58_19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ejb.ejb_58_19","url":null,"abstract":"Background Pneumonia is one of the most common diseases with a high hospitalization rate. Many studies have suggested that there is a correlation between pre-existing diabetes and the alterations in serum glucose levels in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and high death rate. Aim To study the impact of admission blood glucose level on patients’ outcomes with CAP. Patients and methods Sixty (30 nondiabetic and 30 diabetic patients) consecutive hospitalized adult patients with CAP were recruited over a 1-year period. Data on patients’ outcomes including duration of hospital stay, duration of antibiotic treatment, increase in oxygen requirements, increase in antibiotics coverage, ICU admission, mechanical ventilation, and in-hospital mortality were collected. Results Admission blood glucose level was elevated in diabetic patients (the mean plasma glucose level was 258.86±116.15 mg/dl in diabetics and 151.13±51.23 mg/dl in nondiabetics). There were statistically significant increases in the duration of hospital stay (7.633±3.567 nondiabetic vs. 11.267±4.291 diabetic patients in days), duration of antibiotic treatment (7.633±3.567 nondiabetic vs. 11.267±4.291 diabetic patients in days), increase in O2 requirements (33.33 vs.70%), increase in antibiotics coverage (16.67 vs. 63.33%), and ICU admission (30 vs. 63.33%) in the diabetic group on comparing nondiabetic versus diabetic patients with CAP. Also, the previously mentioned outcomes increased significantly with increasing blood glucose levels among the entire study population. Conclusion On admission, CAP patients with increased blood glucose level, either diabetic or nondiabetic, are expected to have poor outcomes.","PeriodicalId":34128,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Bronchology","volume":"13 1","pages":"551 - 555"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43215397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Study of the prevalence and pattern of fungal pneumonias in respiratory intensive care units 呼吸重症监护病房真菌性肺炎的流行及类型研究

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Egyptian Journal of Bronchology Pub Date : 2019-10-01 DOI: 10.4103/ejb.ejb_37_19

M. Ahmed, A. Farghaly, R. Raafat, Waleed Abd Elsattar

{"title":"Study of the prevalence and pattern of fungal pneumonias in respiratory intensive care units","authors":"M. Ahmed, A. Farghaly, R. Raafat, Waleed Abd Elsattar","doi":"10.4103/ejb.ejb_37_19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ejb.ejb_37_19","url":null,"abstract":"Background Fungal pneumonia is an infectious process in the lung caused by one or more endemic or opportunistic fungi. Fungal infection occurs following the inhalation of spores, after the inhalation of conidia, or by the reactivation of a latent infection. Hematogenous dissemination frequently occurs, especially in an immunocompromised host. Aim of the work To assess the prevalence of fungal pneumonias in a group of respiratory ICUs and identify their pattern. Patients and methods This study was carried out on 60 patients who were admitted in respiratory ICUs of different hospitals: Ain Shams University and Military Hospitals from March 2018 till February 2019 to assess the prevalence of fungal chest infection in that group of patients and furthermore to identify their pattern. All patients were subjected to the following: history, clinical examination, radiology (plain chest radiograph and computed tomography of the chest), routine laboratory investigations and finally mycological analysis including direct microscopic examination and culture examination of the collected respiratory samples. Results The mean age of all patients was 55.43 years. Regarding sex of the patients, the majority (76.67%) of patients were men, while 23.33% were women. Forty (66.67%) patients out of 60 patients with respiratory diseases had been culture positive for fungus and 20 (33.33%) patients had been culture-negative. The major fungal species encountered in this study were Candida species in 23 (57.5%) cases followed by Aspergillus species in 17 (42.5%) cases. Candida albicans was isolated in 23.33% of patients followed by Aspergillus nonfumigatus (18.33%) then Candida nonalbicans (15%), and finally Aspergillus fumigatus (10%). Conclusion From the current study, we can conclude that pulmonary fungal infection appears to be an important problem in patients with respiratory diseases especially patients who are admitted in respiratory ICUs regardless of their age or sex.","PeriodicalId":34128,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Bronchology","volume":"13 1","pages":"545 - 550"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42309175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Diagnostic yield of ultrasound-guided transthoracic biopsy in peripheral lung lesions 超声引导下经胸肺活检对周围型肺部病变的诊断价值

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Egyptian Journal of Bronchology Pub Date : 2019-10-01 DOI: 10.4103/ejb.ejb_25_19

Fayed Kawshty, Ahmed Abd Elradi, A. Ahmed

{"title":"Diagnostic yield of ultrasound-guided transthoracic biopsy in peripheral lung lesions","authors":"Fayed Kawshty, Ahmed Abd Elradi, A. Ahmed","doi":"10.4103/ejb.ejb_25_19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ejb.ejb_25_19","url":null,"abstract":"Background Ultrasonography (US) guidance of transthoracic needle biopsy of peripheral lung lesions is a useful diagnostic technique. It is a relatively easy and safe procedure under real-time US guidance and may give enough tissue sampling of lesions for histopathological examination. The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy and safety of this technique in the diagnosis of peripheral lung lesions. Patients and methods A total of 60 patients underwent US-guided percutaneous needle biopsy of peripheral lung lesions from November 2017 to October 2018 in the Chest Department. The age of patients ranged from 27 to 79 years, with mean age of 58.4 years. Overall, 48 (80%) patients of the studied group were males, whereas 12 (20%) patients were females. Results According to the final diagnoses, 48 (80%) cases were malignant and 12 (20%) cases were benign. Diagnostic accuracy was 90%, sensitivity was 96%, both specificity and positive predictive value were 100%, and the negative predictive value was 60%. Pneumothorax and hemoptysis occurred in two (3.33%) patients each. Conclusion Chest US-guided biopsy in the diagnosis of peripheral lung lesions is a safe and fast procedure with high diagnostic yield and fewer complications.","PeriodicalId":34128,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Bronchology","volume":"13 1","pages":"469 - 476"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43909031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Diaphragm and weaning from mechanical ventilation: anticipation and outcome 膈肌与机械通气断奶：预期与结果

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Egyptian Journal of Bronchology Pub Date : 2019-10-01 DOI: 10.4103/ejb.ejb_13_19

Rasha M. Abdelhafeez, A. Abumossalam, Eman O. Arram, M. Elshafey, Mohammed E. Abushehata

{"title":"Diaphragm and weaning from mechanical ventilation: anticipation and outcome","authors":"Rasha M. Abdelhafeez, A. Abumossalam, Eman O. Arram, M. Elshafey, Mohammed E. Abushehata","doi":"10.4103/ejb.ejb_13_19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ejb.ejb_13_19","url":null,"abstract":"Background Determining the optimal moment to extubate a critically ill patient remains a challenge. The parameters of diaphragm sonography offer precious data in the evaluation and follow-up of critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation. Aim To evaluate the diaphragm role in the weaning outcome through the following objectives: detect the association between ultrasonographic parameters of diaphragm [thickness, excursion, and velocity of contraction (slope)] and weaning outcome, success, or failure, in addition to evaluation of the weaning process by measuring the total duration of ventilation, weaning duration, ICU stay, and reventilation. Patients and methods A longitudinal, observational, prospective study. The primary endpoint was weaning outcome (failed or successful), while the secondary endpoints included length of ICU stay, weaning duration, ventilation duration, presence or absence of complications, and mortality. It was conducted on 240 (138 men and 102 women) invasively mechanically ventilated patients aged between 20 and 78 years were chosen from our Respiratory ICU of Chest Department, Mansoura University Hospital. Results There were statistically significant higher values of all sonographic measurements in the survived compared with the died group (P<0.001). There was statistically significantly higher sonographic diaphragmatic measurements in the successful group compared with the failed group (P<0.001). Conclusion The measurement of percent change of diaphragmatic thickness as well as excursion and slope could be applied in correlation more with weaning outcome with a sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 97.4%.","PeriodicalId":34128,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Bronchology","volume":"13 1","pages":"489 - 497"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47804550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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