Respiratory muscle fatigue research: Implications for clinical practice
Applied Nursing ResearchPublished 1 February 1989
Gail L. Ingersoll
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Research into respiratory muscle fatigue and failure has centered around three issues: the factors that place individuals at risk for fatigue; the physiologic manifestations of fatigue development; and the various treatment alternatives available to prevent and respond to respiratory muscle failure.
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Research into respiratory muscle fatigue and failure has centered around three issues: the factors that place individuals at risk for fatigue; the physiologic manifestations of fatigue development; and the various treatment alternatives available to prevent and respond to respiratory muscle failure. Selected studies in this field of investigation are discussed, and applications to clinical practice are proposed.
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