Open AccessHow Important is Diaphragm Function as a Determinant of Outcomes for MICU Patients in Respiratory Failure?
Author(s) -
Gerald S. Supinski,
Leigh Ann Callahan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.14
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1548-9213
pISSN - 1548-9221
DOI - 10.1152/physiol.00025.2015
Subject(s) - respiratory failure , diaphragm (acoustics) , respiratory system , medicine , intensive care medicine , engineering , loudspeaker , electrical engineering
Overview of the ProblemThe number of mechanically ventilated patients in medical intensive care units (MICUs) in the United States has increased dramatically over the past 20 years, with >800,000 patients per year now requiring more than transient mechanical ventilation. Many of these patients
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