Abstract
The authors recorded electrical activity from the diaphragm and the accessory inspiratory muscles of patients and normal subjects before and during a sojourn in the 'iron lung'. They conclude that both the sensation of dyspnea and the mechanism by which the tank respirator captures ventilation are consequences of increased diaphragmatic energy expenditure.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 77-80 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | American Review of Respiratory Disease |
| Volume | 119 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 1979 |
| Externally published | Yes |