Recovery of diaphragm activity after bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis was monitored in a term infant using a mechanical sector scanner fitted with a 5 MHz transducer. The ratio of diaphragmatic excursion during spontaneous breathing and ventilator assistance was used an objective measure for comparison of diaphragmatic activity during recovery. Ultrasound assessment of diaphragm contraction ma...

Prolonged mechanical ventilation (MV) results in reduced diaphragmatic maximal force production and diaphragmatic atrophy. To investigate the mechanisms responsible for MV-induced diaphragmatic atrophy, we tested the hypothesis that controlled MV results in oxidation of diaphragmatic proteins and increased diaphragmatic proteolysis due to elevated protease activity. Further, we postulated that ...

Blunt traumatic diaphragmatic rupture is an uncommon but severe problem that is usually seen in polytraumatized patients including blunt abdomino-thoracic trauma due to road traffic accidents, fall from height and penetrating injuries. Regardless of the mechanism, diagnosis is often missed and high index of suspicion is vital. Late presentations are associated with increased morbidity. We repor...

The aim of the present study is a comparative evaluation of the effects of pressure support ventilation (PSV) and intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV) on diaphragmatic activity in rabbit model of neonate. The animals were divided into a PSV group and an IMV group. In the IMV group, spontaneous breathing and four kinds of IMV rate (5, 10, 15, and 20/min) were applied (Ventilator: Bear BP200,...

Primary extranodal Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is very rare. We report the first case of primary renal Hodgkin lymphoma and with the absence of supra- and sub-diaphragmatic adenopathy.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease with progressive and inexorable loss of bulbar and limb functions. Respiratory muscle weakness and failure is a common complication late in the course of disease. Bedside ultrasonography of the diaphragm was done in two ventilator dependent patients with ALS. Thickness of the diaphragm was markedly reduced during both end expira...

Article type: Case Report Thoracobiliary fistula is a rare complication of hydatid cyst of the liver especially in the calcified form. Surgery is the only medical option. The treatment consists of radical surgical procedures in the majority of the patients. Conservative surgical treatments are performed with high mortality rate. Herein, we will describe two patients of calcified hydatid cysts o...

Introduction: Pulmonary hyperinflation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can increase the breathing rate and reduce diaphragmatic movements by pushing the diaphragms downward and limiting their movements; this, in fact, can affect the breathing process. The purpose of this study was to compare diaphragmatic movements in COPD patients and healthy ones and to evaluate ...

introduction: pulmonary hyperinflation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) can increase the breathing rate and reduce diaphragmatic movements by pushing the diaphragms downward and limiting their movements; this, in fact, can affect the breathing process. the purpose of this study was to compare diaphragmatic movements in copd patients and healthy ones and to evaluate ...