Correlation Between Muscle Thickness and Inflammation With Ventilator Use in Critically Ill Patients

Correlation Between Muscle Thickness and Inflammation With Ventilator Length of Use in Critically Ill Patients: Study on Diaphragm Thickness, Rectus Femoris and Biceps Brachii Cross-sectional Area, and C-reactive Protein Level

Decrease thickness of diaphragm muscle, cross-sectional area of rectus femoris and biceps brachii muscle, and increase in CRP would affect ventilator length of use in critically ill patients in ICU

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who had Modified Rankin Score < 4 in 1 month before admitted into ICU

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant women
• Patients who had intubation more than 24 hours before admitted at ICU Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital
• Patients who had a history or prior to thoracic or heart surgery 14 days before admission
• Patients who had severe peripheral muscle dysfunction
• Patients who had a history of admission in hospital for more than 2 weeks on the last 3 months
• Patients who predicted will be using ventilator for less than 4 days
• Patients who suffered acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with a ratio of arterial oxygen partial pressure to fractional inspired oxygen (PaO2/FiO2) less than 200
• Patients who declined to participate in this study