Assessment of respiratory effort by means of strain gauges and esophageal pressure swings: A comparative study

Sleep

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 168-170

  Boudewyns, A ^a   Willemen, M ^a   Wagemans, M ^a   De Cock, W ^a   Van De Heyning, P ^a,b   De Backer, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Esophageal pressure; Respiratory effort; Sleep apnea syndrome; Strain gauges

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BREATHING DISORDER; CALCULATION; CASE REPORT; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 0030955123     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/20.2.168     Document Type: Article

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