1. Neuromechanical coupling was measured in a subset of patients and expressed as tidal volume (VT) divided by the amplitude of the inspiratory pressure swing (PI,swing) during exercise.
Neuromechanical coupling was measured in a subset of patients and expressed as tidal volume (VT) divided by the amplitude of the inspiratory pressure swing (PI,swing) during exercise. Improvement at isotime strongly correlated with reduction in dynamic hyperinflation. ΔEELV: change in end-expiratory lung volume. Taken from [14].
M. I. Polkey, and N. S. Hopkinson Eur Respir Rev 2006;15:99-103
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