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Diaphragm Dysfunction during Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation: An Underestimated Phenomenon with Clinical Implications

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Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2018

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  1. UPMC Univ Paris 06, INSERM, UMRS1158 Neurophysiologie respiratoire expérimentale et clinique, Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France

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  2. Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière Charles Foix, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Médicale (Département ″R3S″), AP-HP, Paris, France

    M. Dres & A. Demoule

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Dres, M., Demoule, A. (2018). Diaphragm Dysfunction during Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation: An Underestimated Phenomenon with Clinical Implications. In: Vincent, JL. (eds) Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2018. Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73670-9_19

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