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- Title
Shear Wave Elastography, A New Tool for Diaphragmatic Qualitative Assessment. A Translational Study.
- Authors
Aarab, Yassir; Flatres, Aurelien; Garnier, Fanny; Capdevila, Mathieu; Raynaud, Fabrice; Lacampagne, Alain; Chapeau, David; Klouche, Kada; Etienne, Pascal; Jaber, Samir; Molinari, Nicolas; Gamon, Lucie; Matecki, Stefan; Jung, Boris
- Abstract
<bold>Rationale: </bold>Prolonged mechanical ventilation (MV) is often associated either with a decrease (known atrophy) or an increase (supposed injury) in diaphragmatic thickness. Shear wave elastography is a non-invasive technique that measures shear modulus, a surrogate of tissue stiffness and mechanical properties.<bold>Objectives: </bold>To describe changes in shear modulus (SM) during the ICU stay and the relationship with alterations in muscle thickness. To perform a comprehensive ultrasound-based characterization of histological and force production changes occurring in the diaphragm.<bold>Methods: </bold>Translational study using critically ill patients and mechanically ventilated piglets. Serial ultrasound examination of the diaphragm collecting thickness and SM was performed in both patients and piglets. Transdiaphragmatic pressure and diaphragmatic biopsies were collected in piglets.<bold>Measurements and Main Results: </bold>We enrolled 102 patients, 88 of whom were invasively mechanically ventilated. At baseline, SM was 14.3+/-4.3 kPa and diaphragm end-expiratory thickness was 2.0+/-0.5 mm. Decrease or increase by more than 10% from baseline was reported in 86% of the patients for thickness and in 92% of the patients for shear modulus. An increase in diaphragmatic thickness during the stay was associated with a decrease in SM (β=-9.34±4.41; p=0.03) after multivariable analysis. In the piglet sample, a decrease in SM over 3 days of MV was associated with loss of force production, slow and fast fiber atrophy and increased lipid droplets accumulation.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Increases in diaphragm thickness during critical illness is associated with decreased tissue stiffness as demonstrated by shear wave ultrasound elastography, consistent with the development of muscle injury and weakness.
- Subjects
RESEARCH; ULTRASONIC imaging; BIOPSY; ANIMAL experimentation; RESEARCH methodology; DIAPHRAGM (Anatomy); SWINE; MEDICAL cooperation; EVALUATION research; ARTIFICIAL respiration; CATASTROPHIC illness; QUALITATIVE research; COMPARATIVE studies; KINEMATICS; LONGITUDINAL method; MEDICAL research
- Publication
American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, 2021, Vol 204, Issue 7, p797
- ISSN
1073-449X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1164/rccm.202011-4086OC