RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Standardization of Sonographic Diaphragm Thickness Evaluations on Healthy Volunteers
JF Respiratory Care
FD American Association for Respiratory Care
SP respcare.03999
DO 10.4187/respcare.03999
A1 Raúl Carrillo-Esper
A1 Ángel Augusto Pérez-Calatayud
A1 Emilio Arch-Tirado
A1 Manuel Alejandro Díaz-Carrillo
A1 Eduardo Garrido-Aguirre
A1 Rafael Tapia-Velazco
A1 Carlos Alberto Peña-Pérez
A1 Isis Espinoza-de los Monteros
A1 José Martín Meza-Márquez
A1 Oscar Iván Flores-Rivera
A1 Adriana Denise Zepeda-Mendoza
A1 Teresa de la Torre-León
YR 2016
UL http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/early/2016/04/12/respcare.03999.abstract
AB BACKGROUND: B-mode ultrasound can be used to measure diaphragm thickness at the zone of apposition. We believe it is necessary to develop normal values for diaphragm thickness at rest in a large group of healthy subjects and compare them with international results.METHODS: Ultrasound measurements of diaphragm thickness at expiratory rest were taken in 109 healthy individuals, with results stratified by sex, body mass index, and thorax circumference. The following methods were used for analysis and interpretation. Multivariable databases with descriptive statistical analyses were made. The Pearson chi-square test was used to evaluate the distribution between variables. Additionally, mean and SD values were calculated. For standardization, the data were separated by sex within a 95% CI, and we calculated a Z test. A 95% CI was also constructed for proportion analyses.RESULTS: One hundred nine healthy volunteers were included in the study, and the correlation between the body mass index and thorax circumference values with a Pearson chi-square test resulted in an r = 0.694. Additionally, the average value of diaphragmatic thickness was 0.18 ± 0.0415 cm (95% CI 0.1743–0.1964 cm) for men and 0.13 ± 0.0338 cm (95% CI 0.1294–0.1462 cm) for women (P = .001). There was no relation between body mass index thorax circumference, and diaphragmatic thickness.CONCLUSION: Real-time ultrasound of the diaphragm is a simple, inexpensive, and portable imaging technique that can provide qualitative anatomical information. The findings in this study show that sonographic diaphragm evaluations can be applied to the general population.