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Assessment of diaphragm and lung ultrasound interest as a diagnostic and monitoring tool in acute respiratory diseases by the physiotherapist in crit…

2021

Thoracic ultrasound is a non-invasive, ionization-free and easily available tool at the bedside of the critical care patient. The aim of this thesis is to assess the lung and diaphragm ultrasound interest in the diagnosis and monitoring of the acute pulmonary disorders by the critical care physiotherapist.Our narrative review showed a high diagnostic accuracy of lung ultrasound to diagnose acute pulmonary disorders commonly encountered by the physiotherapist. The review of the lung ultrasound semiology allowed us to propose a chest physiotherapy strategy depending the ultrasound findings in the patients. Our multicenter clinical trial enrolled 151 ICU patients and highlighted the high impac…