Diaphragmatic Ultrasound in Adults: Image Acquisition and InterpretationAriana Prinzbach 1, W. Michael Bullock 2, Amanda H. Kumar 2, David Convissar 1, Josh Dooley 2, Eric Heinz 3, Erin Manning 2, Jeff Gadsden 2, Yuriy Bronshteyn 2,4
1Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University Health System, 3Department of Anesthesiology, George Washington University, 4Durham Veterans Health Administration
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is an essential technique for screening for diaphragmatic dysfunction due to its portability, non-invasiveness, and real-time imaging capabilities. Although current diaphragmatic POCUS protocols exist, they suffer from poor interoperator reliability and lack consensus guidelines. Here we describe a technique that is reproducible and simple to perform.
