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Diagnosis of Respiratory Muscle Dysfunction

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Update 1991

Part of the book series: Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine ((UICM,volume 14))

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Abstract

Schematically, the respiratory system can be considered to consist to two parts, the first one being the gas exchanging organ or the lung, and the second one the ventilatory pump [1]. Each of these parts can potentially fail and induce acute respiratory failure (ARF). The respiratory muscles are the engines of the ventilatory pump and their dysfunction represents a frequent cause of ventilatory failure. Diagnosing respiratory muscle dysfunction is important because it allows to recognize the patients at risk of developing either ARF or weaning failure from mechanical ventilation.

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  1. Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium

    Jean Louis Vincent (Clinical Director) (Clinical Director)

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Fitting, J.W. (1991). Diagnosis of Respiratory Muscle Dysfunction. In: Vincent, J.L. (eds) Update 1991. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 14. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84423-2_38

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