Effect of acute aminophylline administration on diaphragm function in high cervical tetraplegia: A case report

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Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 658-661

  Bascom, Amy T ^a   Lattin, Chris D ^b   Aboussouan, Loutfi S ^b   Goshgarian, Harry G ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminophylline; Diaphragm; Tetraplegia; Theophylline; Ventilator; Weaning

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MALE; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; TIDAL VOLUME; TRACHEOSTOMY; VENTILATOR;

EID: 13644268662     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.127.2.658     Document Type: Article

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