Copy For Citation
Levine S., Nguyen T., Taylor N., Friscia M. E., Budak M. T., Rothenberg P., ...More
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, vol.358, no.13, pp.1327-1335, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)
-
Publication Type:
Article / Article
-
Volume:
358
Issue:
13
-
Publication Date:
2008
-
Doi Number:
10.1056/nejmoa070447
-
Journal Name:
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
-
Journal Indexes:
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
-
Page Numbers:
pp.1327-1335
-
Hacettepe University Affiliated:
No
Abstract
Background: The combination of complete diaphragm inactivity and mechanical ventilation (for more than 18 hours) elicits disuse atrophy of myofibers in animals. We hypothesized that the same may also occur in the human diaphragm.