Respiratory muscle strength, hypoxemia and dyspnea in liver cirrhosis patients

Background: Respiratory muscle strength, occurrence of chronic dyspnea and hypoxemia are still subjects of debate in liver cirrhosis. The loss of muscle mass in cirrhotic patients may affect respiratory muscles thus contributing to chronic dyspnea in those patients. Objective: To evaluate respirator...

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Главные авторы: Sameh Ahmed Abdel-bary, Maha Yousif, Hany Ali Hussein
Формат: Статья
Язык:English
Опубликовано: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-10-01
Серии:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online-ссылка:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763814001496