To demonstrate if in the emergency department the study of diaphragmatic motility with Ultrasound is useful for patients in respiratory distress (ARF)

Lucia Morelli (Naples, Italy), Lucia Morelli, Mario Guarino, Fabio Numis, Rosario Zappalà, Ilario De Sio, Antonio Schiazzano, Biagio Liccardo, Alberto Forni, Francesca Martone

Source: International Congress 2015 – Chest ultrasonography: an imaging modality with hidden features
Session: Chest ultrasonography: an imaging modality with hidden features
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 495
Disease area: Respiratory critical care

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Lucia Morelli (Naples, Italy), Lucia Morelli, Mario Guarino, Fabio Numis, Rosario Zappalà, Ilario De Sio, Antonio Schiazzano, Biagio Liccardo, Alberto Forni, Francesca Martone. To demonstrate if in the emergency department the study of diaphragmatic motility with Ultrasound is useful for patients in respiratory distress (ARF). Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 495

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