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Phrenic nerve stimulation prevents diaphragm atrophy in patients with respiratory failure on mechanical ventilation

BACKGROUND: Diaphragm atrophy and dysfunction is a major problem among critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation. Ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction is thought to play a major role, resulting in a failure of weaning. Stimulation of the phrenic nerves and resulting diaphragm contrac...

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Autores principales: Soták, Michal, Roubík, Karel, Henlín, Tomáš, Tyll, Tomáš
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8500254/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34625059
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-021-01677-2