The diaphragm and dyspnea. Evidence from inhibiting diaphragmatic activity with respirators

D. F. Rochester, N. M.T. Braun

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)77-80
Number of pages4
JournalAmerican Review of Respiratory Disease
Volume119
Issue number2
StatePublished - 1979
Externally publishedYes

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