Background Growing evidence associates organ dysfunction (s) with impaired metabolism
in sepsis. Recent research has increased our understanding of the role of substrate …

Rationale: Poor preoperative physical fitness and respiratory muscle weakness are
associated with postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) that result in prolonged …

Breathing occurs without thought but is controlled by a complex neural network with a final
output of phrenic motor neurons activating diaphragm muscle fibers (ie, motor units). This …

Inspired by Nature, one of the most ambitious challenge in soft robotics is to design
actuators capable of reaching performances comparable to the skeletal muscles …

Importance Low diaphragm muscle mass at the outset of mechanical ventilation may
predispose critically ill patients to poor clinical outcomes. Objective To determine whether …

Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) is routinely applied in mechanically ventilated
patients to improve gas exchange and respiratory mechanics by increasing end-expiratory …

Breathing is peculiar among autonomic functions through several characteristics. It
generates a very rich afferent traffic from an array of structures belonging to the respiratory …

Dysfunctional breathing (DB) is a respiratory condition characterized by irregular breathing
patterns that occur either in the absence of concurrent diseases or secondary to …

The risk for respiratory complications and infections is substantially increased in old age,
which may be due, in part, to sarcopenia (aging-related weakness and atrophy) of the …

Inspiratory function is essential for alveolar ventilation and expulsive behaviors that promote
airway clearance (eg, coughing and sneezing). Current evidence demonstrates that …