Noninvasive determination of inspiratory pressure in patients with spinal cord injury: what is the best method? Determinação não-invasiva da pressão inspiratória em pacientes com lesão medular traumática: qual é o melhor método?

The aim of the study was to evaluate the performance of sniff nasal inspiratory pressure (SNIP) and MIP in individuals with spinal cord injury. We evaluated 26 patients with spinal cord injury. Mean FVC in those with tetraplegia was 52 ± 19% of predicted, compared with 78 ± 23% of predicted in those...

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Main Authors: Andrea Ponte Rocha, Sergio Ricardo Menezes Mateus, Thomas Anthony Horan, Paulo Sérgio Siebra Beraldo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2009-03-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132009000300010