Effects of exercise preconditioning and HSP72 on diaphragm muscle function during mechanical ventilation

• Main Authors: Ashley J. Smuder (Author), Aaron B. Morton (Author), Stephanie E. Hall (Author), Michael P. Wiggs (Author), Bumsoo Ahn (Author), Nicholas R. Wawrzyniak (Author), Kurt J. Sollanek (Author), Kisuk Min (Author), Oh Sung Kwon (Author), W. Bradley Nelson (Author), Scott K. Powers (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a life‐saving measure for patients in respiratory failure. However, prolonged MV results in significant diaphragm atrophy and contractile dysfunction, a condition referred to as ventilator‐induced diaphragm dysfunction (VIDD). While there are curren...