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VOLUME 28 , ISSUE 4 ( April, 2024 ) > List of Articles

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Parasternal Intercostal Muscle Thickness Fraction (PICTF%): Ultrasound a New Tool for Weaning Prediction?

Dipasri Bhattacharya, Antonio M Esquinas, Mohanchandra Mandal

Keywords : Airway extubation, Coronavirus disease-19, Critical illness, Diaphragm, Intercostal muscles, Maximal respiratory pressures, Mechanical ventilation, Parasternal intercostal muscle thickness, Respiratory rate, Ventilators

Citation Information : Bhattacharya D, Esquinas AM, Mandal M. Parasternal Intercostal Muscle Thickness Fraction (PICTF%): Ultrasound a New Tool for Weaning Prediction?. Indian J Crit Care Med 2024; 28 (4):404-404.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24665

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 30-03-2024

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2024; The Author(s).


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