Expiratory muscle dysfunction in critically ill patients: towards improved understanding

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2019, Pages 1061-1071

  Shi, Zhong Hua ^a,b   Jonkman, Annemijn ^a   de Vries, Heder ^a   Jansen, Diana ^c   Ottenheijm, Coen ^a   Girbes, Armand ^a   Spoelstra de Man, Angelique ^a   Zhou, Jian Xin ^b   Brochard, Laurent ^d,e   Heunks, Leo ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory failure; Expiratory muscles; Mechanical ventilation; Respiratory muscle monitoring; Respiratory muscle weakness

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; END EXPIRATORY LUNG VOLUME; EXPIRATORY MUSCLE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; LUNG PRESSURE; LUNG VOLUME; MUSCLE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RIB CAGE MUSCLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG EFFECT; EXHALATION; MUSCLE DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WORK OF BREATHING;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; EXHALATION; HUMANS; MUSCULAR DISEASES; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; WORK OF BREATHING;

EID: 85068106795     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-019-05664-4     Document Type: Review

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