Measurement of twitch transdiaphragmatic, esophageal, and endotracheal tube pressure with bilateral anterolateral magnetic phrenic nerve stimulation in patients in the intensive care unit

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1325-1331

  Watson, Anna C ^a   Hughes, Philip D ^b   Harris, M Louise ^a   Hart, Nicholas ^b   Ware, Robert J ^a   Wendon, Julia ^a   Green, Malcolm ^b   Moxham, John ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inspiratory positive pressure ventilation; Intensive care; Magnetic stimulation; Mechanical ventilation; Mechanical ventilator weaning; Muscle weakness; Phrenic nerves; Respiration artificial; Transdiaphragmatic pressure; Ventilatory muscles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE TWITCH; PHRENIC NERVE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH PRESSURE;

EID: 0034954401     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200107000-00005     Document Type: Article

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