High parasternal intercostal muscle thickening prior to intubation in COVID-19 infection

Abdallah FAYSSOIL, MD; Robert CARLIER, MD; Nicolas MANSENCAL, MD; Frédéric LOFASO, MD; Djillali ANNANE, MD

Radiology Case Reports (Mar 2022)

High parasternal intercostal muscle thickening prior to intubation in COVID-19 infection

Abdallah FAYSSOIL, MD,
Robert CARLIER, MD,
Nicolas MANSENCAL, MD,
Frédéric LOFASO, MD,
Djillali ANNANE, MD

Affiliations

Abdallah FAYSSOIL, MD: Raymond Poincaré Hospital, Echo Lab, APHP, Boulevard Raymond Poincaré, Garches, France; Department of Cardiology, Ambroise Paré Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Centre de référence des cardiomyopathies et des troubles du rythme cardiaque héréditaires ou rares, Université de Versailles-Saint Quentin (UVSQ), Boulogne, France; Corresponding author. A. Fayssoil
Robert CARLIER, MD: Department of Radiology, APHP, Hôpitaux R. Poincaré-A Paré, DMU Smart Imaging, GH Université Paris-Saclay, Boulevard Raymond Poincare, Garches, France
Nicolas MANSENCAL, MD: Department of Cardiology, Ambroise Paré Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Centre de référence des cardiomyopathies et des troubles du rythme cardiaque héréditaires ou rares, Université de Versailles-Saint Quentin (UVSQ), Boulogne, France
Frédéric LOFASO, MD: Service d'Explorations Fonctionnelles Respiratoires, Université Paris-Saclay. AP-HP, Hôpital Raymond Poincaré, 92380, Garches, France
Djillali ANNANE, MD: Intensive Care Unit, Raymond Poincaré Hospital, Boulevard Raymond Poincaré, Garches, APHP, France

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 17, no. 3
pp. 843 – 846

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Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) is a major complication of COVID-19 pneumonia and parasternal intercostal muscle thickening may be used as a biomarker to assess inspiratory effort. We report the case of a high utilization of parasternal intercostal muscle prior to the introduction of invasive ventilation in a 66-year old male none vaccinated COVID -19 patient admitted in hospital because of AHRF.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/radiology-case-reports/

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