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Evaluation of diaphragm thickness to predict intubation requirement and mortality in critical COVID-19 patients

Hayriye C. Dal, Betul A. Dolek, Muhammet A. Beyoğlu, Dilek Acar, Melih G. Gozukara and Sema Turan
Saudi Medical Journal October 2022, 43 (10) 1120-1127; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.10.20220469

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vol. 43 no. 10 1120-1127
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.10.20220469
PubMed 
36261210
Published By 
Saudi Medical Journal
Online ISSN 
1658-3175
History 
  • Received June 15, 2022
  • Accepted September 13, 2022
  • Published online October 19, 2022.
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Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal This is an Open Access journal and articles published are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (CC BY-NC). Readers may copy, distribute, and display the work for non-commercial purposes with the proper citation of the original work.

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  1. Hayriye C. Dal, MD⇑,
  2. Betul A. Dolek, MD,
  3. Muhammet A. Beyoğlu, MD,
  4. Dilek Acar, MD,
  5. Melih G. Gozukara, MD and
  6. Sema Turan, MD
  1. From the Department of Intensive Care Unit (Dal, Turan); from the Department of Radiology (Dolek, Acar); from the Department of General Thoracic Surgery (Beyoğlu), University of Health Sciences, Ankara City Hospital, and from the Department of Public Health (Gozukara), Ankara Sincan Health Directorate, Ankara, Turkey.
  1. Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Hayriye C. Dal, Department of Intensive Care Unit, University of Health Sciences, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. E-mail: hayriyecankar{at}hotmail.com ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4744-9959
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