International Congress Barcelona 2013

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The diaphragm in mechanically-ventilated patients: victim or culprit?

Symposium
Chairs: S. Orfanos (Athens, Greece), R. Scala (Arezzo, Italy)
Aims: The audience will gain knowledge about: the effects of both increased workload and of inactivity of the diaphragm, observed during critical illness before and/or after the institution of mechanical ventilation; the mechanisms that regulate these effects; and the possible pharmacological approaches.

Loaded breathing and the diaphragm I. Sigala (Nea Smyrni, Greece)
Ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction T. Vassilakopoulos (Athens, Greece)
Autophagy and diaphragmatic dysfunction S. Hussain (Montreal, Canada)