Diaphragmatic ultrasonography during spontaneous breathing trials in critically ill patients: Can it identify weaning failure?

Savino Spadaro (Ferrarra, Italy), Savino Spadaro, Francesca Dalla Corte, Gaetano Scaramuzzo, Elisabetta Marangoni, Carlo Alberto Volta

Source: International Congress 2016 – Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in acute respiratory failure
Session: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in acute respiratory failure
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3560
Disease area: Respiratory critical care

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Savino Spadaro (Ferrarra, Italy), Savino Spadaro, Francesca Dalla Corte, Gaetano Scaramuzzo, Elisabetta Marangoni, Carlo Alberto Volta. Diaphragmatic ultrasonography during spontaneous breathing trials in critically ill patients: Can it identify weaning failure?. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 3560

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