Work-Up for Diaphragmatic Dysfunction in Neuromuscular Disorders Requires Standardized Diagnostic Criteria
Journal Title: INNOVATIVE JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCE - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 10
Abstract
In a recent article, Türk et al. reported about a retrospective study of 30 patients with respiratory insufficiency due to diaphragmatic dysfunction having undergone nerve conduction studies of the phrenic nerve or needle electromyography (EMG) of the diaphragm [1]. We have the following comments/concerns.Inclusion criteria are contradictory. Since the study had a retrospective design, the authors knew the diagnosis of all patients, except those with unknown cause, (n=8) in advance. According to the inclusion criteria, those with a known cause of phrenic nerve lesion (n=22) should have been excluded.
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Josef Finsterer
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- DOI 10.15520/ijmhs.v8i10.2328
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