Mechanical ventilation and disuse atrophy of the diaphragm [1]

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 359, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-92

  McCool, Dennis ^a   Ayas, Najib ^b   Brown, Robert ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATROPHY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAPHRAGM DISEASE; HEMIDIAPHRAGM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT FAILURE; ADULT; DIAPHRAGM; INFANT; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE FIBRIL; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; CATABOLISM; CLINICAL FEATURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERCAPNIA; INFANT MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; DIAPHRAGM; HUMANS; INFANT; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; MYOFIBRILS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; PHRENIC NERVE;

EID: 85048354568     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc080912     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Levine S, Nguyen T, Taylor N, et al. Rapid disuse atrophy of diaphragm fibers in mechanically ventilated humans. N Engl J Med 2008;358:1327-35.
2. Ayas NT, McCool FD, Gore R, Lieberman SL, Brown R. Prevention of human diaphragm atrophy with short periods of electrical stimulation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1999;159:2018-20.