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Diaphragm excursion correlates with performance and ventilation on the 6-min walk test in children with sickle cell disease.

Simon HoKelly RockVictoria Marchese
Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2023)
Increased diaphragm excursion may be a strategy used to relieve air hunger while longer excursion time may reflect compensations to increase lung recruitment. Further studies are needed to better understand how these mechanisms affect exercise tolerance in children with SCD.
Keyphrases
  • mechanical ventilation
  • young adults
  • high intensity
  • physical activity
  • intensive care unit
  • respiratory failure
  • extracorporeal membrane oxygenation