Flow-resistive loading and diaphragmatic muscle function in term and preterm infants.

Theodore DassiosAggeliki VerveniotiAsimina TsintoniSotirios Fouzas Ageliki A KaratzaGabriel Dimitriou

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2024)

Preterm infants, especially those recovering from BPD, are at increased risk of diaphragmatic muscle fatigue under conditions of increased inspiratory loading.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
low birth weight
skeletal muscle