Direct and indirect measurements relevant to the assessment of fatigue of the respiratory muscles - review
Affiliation:
1. Nałęcz Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Ks. Trojdena 4, 02-109 Warsaw, Poland
Abstract
Direct and indirect measurements relevant to the assessment of fatigue of the respiratory muscles - review
The purpose of this review is to present selected tests available with the potential to detect the development of respiratory muscle fatigue in normal subjects and patients. All reviewed techniques represent a part of a variety of measures and indices, which have been employed to assess this complex process at the present time.
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Subject
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging,Biophysics