Relationship between perceived and neuromuscular fatigue in COPD patients with chronic respiratory failure with long-term oxygen therapy: a cross-sectional study.
Mara PaneroniMichele VitaccaLaura CominiBeatrice SalviManuela SaleriFederico SchenaMassimo VenturelliPublished in: European journal of applied physiology (2022)
Patients with CRF-COPD develop higher levels of perceived fatigue and dyspnea than patients with COPD; while neuromuscular fatigue is similar, suggesting a mismatch between symptoms and neuromuscular dysfunction.