Utility of ultrasound assessment of diaphragmatic function before and after pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD patients

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Abstract

Background

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) may improve respiratory symptoms and skeletal muscle strength in patients with COPD. We aimed to evaluate changes in ultrasound (US) measurements of diaphragmatic mobility and thickness after PR in COPD patients and to test its correlation with PR outcomes.

Methods

Twenty-five COPD patients were enrolled and underwent a diaphragm US assessment before and after a 12-week PR program.

Results

We found a correlation between the intraindividual percentage of change in the diaphragmatic length of zone of apposition at functional residual capacity (ΔLzapp%) and the change in 6-minute walking distance (6MWD) after PR (rho=0.49, P=0.02). ΔLzapp% was significantly higher in patients with improved 6MWD and COPD Assessment Test (CAT) score (mean rank=12.03±2.57 vs 6.88±4.37; P=0.02). A ΔLzapp% of ≥10% was able to discriminate among patients with improved 6MWD, with a sensitivity of 83% and a specificity of 74%. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for ΔLzapp% was 0.83. A cutoff value of ≥9% of ΔLzapp% had a positive predictive value in discriminating a reduction in ≥2 points of CAT score after PR, with a sensitivity and a specificity of 80% and 62%, respectively.

Conclusion

Diaphragm US assessment represents a useful prognostic marker of PR outcomes in COPD patients.

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Interpreting small differences in functional status: the Six Minute Walk test in chronic lung disease patients.

Donald Redelmeier, Fatehia Bayoumi, Thalia R. Goldstein … (1997)

Functional status measurements are often difficult to interpret because small differences may be statistically significant but not clinically significant. How much does the Six Minute Walk test (6MW) need to differ to signify a noticeable difference in walking ability for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? We studied individuals with stable COPD (n = 112, mean age = 67 yr, mean FEV1 = 975 ml) and estimated the smallest difference in 6MW distances that was associated with a noticeable difference in patients' subjective comparison ratings of their walking ability. We found that the 6MW was significantly correlated with patients' ratings of their walking ability relative to other patients (r = 0.59, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.54 to 0.63). Distances needed to differ by 54 m for the average patient to stop rating themselves as "about the same" and start rating themselves as either "a little bit better" or "a little bit worse" (95% CI: 37 to 71 m). We suggest that differences in functional status can be statistically significant but below the threshold at which patients notice a difference in themselves relative to others; an awareness of the smallest difference in walking distance that is noticeable to patients may help clinicians interpret the effectiveness of symptomatic treatments for COPD.

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Diaphragmatic motion studied by m-mode ultrasonography: methods, reproducibility, and normal values.

Alain Boussuges, Yoann Gole, Philippe Blanc (2009)

Although diaphragmatic motion is readily studied by ultrasonography, the procedure remains poorly codified. The aim of this prospective study was to determine the reference values for diaphragmatic motion as recorded by M-mode ultrasonography. Two hundred ten healthy adult subjects (150 men, 60 women) were investigated. Both sides of the posterior diaphragm were identified, and M-mode was used to display the movement of the anatomical structures. Examinations were performed during quiet breathing, voluntary sniffing, and deep breathing. Diaphragmatic excursions were measured from the M-mode sonographic images. In addition, the reproducibility (inter- and intra-observer) was assessed. Right and left diaphragmatic motions were successfully assessed during quiet breathing in all subjects. During voluntary sniffing, the measurement was always possible on the right side, and in 208 of 210 volunteers, on the left side. During deep breathing, an obscuration of the diaphragm by the descending lung was noted in subjects with marked diaphragmatic excursion. Consequently, right diaphragmatic excursion could be measured in 195 of 210 subjects, and left diaphragmatic excursion in only 45 subjects. Finally, normal values of both diaphragmatic excursions were determined. Since the excursions were larger in men than in women, the gender should be taken into account. The lower limit values were close to 0.9 cm for women and 1 cm for men during quiet breathing, 1.6 cm for women and 1.8 cm for men during voluntary sniffing, and 3.7 cm for women and 4.7 cm for men during deep breathing. We demonstrated that M-mode ultrasonography is a reproducible method for assessing hemidiaphragmatic movement.

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Ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction.

Theodoros Vassilakopoulos, Basil Petrof (2004)

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis

Journal ID (publisher-id): International Journal of COPD

Title: International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Publisher: Dove Medical Press

ISSN (Print): 1176-9106

ISSN (Electronic): 1178-2005

Publication date Collection: 2018

Publication date (Electronic): 08 October 2018

Volume: 13

Pages: 3131-3139

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[1 ]Respiratory Medicine Unit, AOU “Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele”, Catania, Italy, dott.claudiacrimi@ 123456gmail.com

[2 ]Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, AOU “Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele”, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

[3 ]Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, AOU Policinico “G. Martino”, Messina, Italy

[4 ]Regional Referral Centre for Rare Lung Diseases, A.O.U. “Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele”, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

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Correspondence: Claudia Crimi, Respiratory Medicine Unit, A.O.U. “Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele”, Via S. Sofia, 78, 95123, Catania, Italy, Tel +39 95 378 1423, Fax +39 95 378 1423, Email dott.claudiacrimi@ 123456gmail.com

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Publisher ID: copd-13-3131

DOI: 10.2147/COPD.S171134

PMC ID: 6183592

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Utility of ultrasound assessment of diaphragmatic function before and after pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD patients

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Interpreting small differences in functional status: the Six Minute Walk test in chronic lung disease patients.

Diaphragmatic motion studied by m-mode ultrasonography: methods, reproducibility, and normal values.

Ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction.

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