Rapid disuse atrophy of diaphragm fibers in mechanically ventilated humans.

By S. Levine, Taitan Nguyen, Nyali E. Taylor, M. Friscia, M. Budak, P. Rothenberg, Jianliang Zhu, R. Sachdeva, S. Sonnad, L. Kaiser and 3 more. New England Journal of Medicine, 2008

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Subfields: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery

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• Clinical review: intensive care unit acquired weakness (2015, background): “Additionally, the duration of mechanical ventilation may contribute to weakness [55, 56] and atrophy of the diaphragm [56, 57].”
• Cellular and molecular mechanisms of muscle atrophy (2013, neutral): “D ise as e M od el s & M ec ha ni sm s D M M overload (Li et al., 2004).”
• Early exercise in critically ill patients enhances short-term functional recovery* (2009, background): “The onset of respiratory muscle weakness may be an important factor, leading to prolonged ICU stay because of weaning failure (7, 8).”
• Long-term complications of critical care (2011, background): “Furthermore, controlled mechanical ventilation and diaphragm inactivity were associated with diaphragm atrophy and proteolysis after only 18–69 hrs of ventilation in a study of brain-dead organ donors (41).”