Indice de movimientos diafragmaticos en pacientes caninos politraumatizados

Abstract

The diaphragmatic excursion index in dogs is an important measure of lung function and respiratory health in canines. It is calculated by measuring the distance the diaphragm moves during respiration. An adequate diaphragmatic excursion index indicates good lung function, while a decrease in this index may indicate respiratory problems or underlying disease. This index is commonly used in the evaluation of patients with lung disease, traumatic injury, or to monitor recovery after respiratory-related surgical interventions. In the present study it was determined that when we have a polytraumatized patient with impaired consciousness, the more the patient's consciousness is altered, the more difference there is in the process of diaphragmatic movement waves. The study patients were treated immediately and there was no marked decrease or alteration in the contractibility of their diaphragmatic movement waves, but in polytrauma patients who were treated within 24 hours of the trauma, a marked difference could be observed. The apparently healthy patients were not subjected to further tests to verify the normal functionality of the lungs due to the refusal of the guardians to see their pets without abnormalities. In the evaluation of the diaphragmatic excursion index in apparently healthy patients, values lower than 1 mm for both sides of the diaphragm showed a difference of 0.5%, which allows us to include it as a very useful diagnosis for the identification of a possible respiratory pathology or diaphragmatic injury.