Respiratory muscle activity and patient–ventilator asynchrony during different settings of noninvasive ventilation in stable hypercapnic COPD: does high inspiratory pressure lead to respiratory muscle unloading?

Marieke L Duiverman,1 Anouk S Huberts,2 Leo A van Eykern,3 Gerrie Bladder,1 Peter J Wijkstra1 1Department of Pulmonary Diseases and Home Mechanical Ventilation, University Medical Centre Groningen, 2Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Groningen, 3Inbiolab B.V., Groningen, the Netherlands In...

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Main Authors: Duiverman ML, Huberts AS, van Eykern LA, Bladder G, Wijkstra PJ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of COPD
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Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/respiratory-muscle-activity-and-patientndashventilator-asynchrony-duri-peer-reviewed-article-COPD