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The course of diaphragm atrophy in ventilated patients assessed with ultrasound: a longitudinal cohort study

INTRODUCTION: Mechanical ventilation and the effect of respiratory muscle unloading on the diaphragm cause ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction (VIDD). Atrophy of the diaphragmatic muscle is a major part of VIDD, and has a rapid onset in most animal models. We wanted to assess the clinical e...

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Autores principales: Schepens, Tom, Verbrugghe, Walter, Dams, Karolien, Corthouts, Bob, Parizel, Paul M., Jorens, Philippe G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4671211/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26639081
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-015-1141-0