<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The purpose of this review is to present selected tests available with the potential to detect the development of respiratory muscle fatigue in normal subjects and patients. All reviewed techniques represent a part of a variety of measures and indices, which have been employed to assess this complex process at the present time.</p></abstract>

The purpose of this review is to present selected tests available with the potential to detect the development of respiratory muscle fatigue in normal subjects and patients. All reviewed techniques represent a part of a variety of measures and indices, which have been employed to assess this complex process at the present time.

Direct and indirect measurements relevant to the assessment of fatigue of the respiratory muscles - review

Nałęcz Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Ks. Trojdena 4, 02-109 Warsaw, Poland

Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering

The purpose of this review is to present selected tests available with the potential to detect the development of respiratory muscle fatigue in normal subjects...

Direct and indirect measurements relevant to the assessment of fatigue of the respiratory muscles - review

Publicado en línea: 07 feb 2012

Páginas: 35 - 43

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10013-011-0004-5

Palabras clave
muscle fatigue, fatigue indicator, test of respiratory muscle fatigue

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Direct and indirect measurements relevant to the assessment of fatigue of the respiratory muscles - review

Publicado en línea: 07 feb 2012

Páginas: 35 - 43

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10013-011-0004-5

Palabras clavemuscle fatigue, fatigue indicator, test of respiratory muscle fatigue

This content is open access.

Palabras clave
muscle fatigue, fatigue indicator, test of respiratory muscle fatigue