Comparison of three protocols for measuring the maximal respiratory pressures

• Main Authors: Isabela Maria B. Sclauser Pessoa (Author), Cristina Martins Coelho (Author), Liliane Patrícia de Souza Mendes (Author), Dayane Montemezzo (Author), Danielle Aparecida Gomes Pereira (Author), Verônica Franco Parreira (Author)
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• Published: Editora Champagnat.
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Introduction To avoid the selection of submaximal efforts during the assessment of maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures (MIP and MEP), some reproducibility criteria have been suggested. Criteria that stand out are those proposed by the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and European Respiratory...