Role of the respiratory muscles in acute respiratory failure of COPD: Lessons from weaning failure

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 962-970

  Tobin, Martin J ^a   Laghi, Franco ^a   Brochard, Laurent ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Intrinsic positive end expiratory pressure; Load capacity imbalance; Work of breathing

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING MUSCLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPERINFLATION; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE;

HUMANS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; TREATMENT FAILURE; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 68249162496     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00165.2009     Document Type: Review

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