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Positive end-expiratory airway pressure does not aggravate ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction in rabbits

INTRODUCTION: Immobilization of hindlimb muscles in a shortened position results in an accelerated rate of inactivity-induced muscle atrophy and contractile dysfunction. Similarly, prolonged controlled mechanical ventilation (CMV) results in diaphragm inactivity and induces diaphragm muscle atrophy...

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Autores principales: Sassoon, Catherine SH, Zhu, Ercheng, Fang, Liwei, Sieck, Gary C, Powers, Scott K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4210557/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25212227
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-014-0494-0