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Work of breathing

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Breathing is a form of muscular exercise. The work of breathing may be assessed by two different, but complementary, approaches: a) by measuring the mechanical work done by the respiratory muscles (or by a ventilator substituting for them); b) by estimating the total energy cost of breathing by measurement of the oxygen consumption of the respiratory muscles. The ratio of mechanical work to energy cost yields mechanical efficiency.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Meakins-Christie Laboratories, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

    J. Milic-Emili MD

  2. Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy, University of Trieste, Cattinara Hospital, Italy

    U. Lucangelo MD

  3. Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, New S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy

    A. Pesenti MD

  4. Department of Biophysic “Carlos Chagas Filho” Laboratory of Respiratory Physiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    W. A. Zin MD

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Milic-Emili, J., Rocca, E., D’Angelo, E. (1999). Work of breathing. In: Milic-Emili, J., Lucangelo, U., Pesenti, A., Zin, W.A. (eds) Basics of Respiratory Mechanics and Artificial Ventilation. Topics in Anaesthesia and Critical Care. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2273-7_15

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