Use of a calcium sensitizer to improve diaphragmatic motility in difficult weaning

Lucia Morelli (Naples, Italy), Lucia Morelli, Claudia Serra, Mario Guarino, Fabio Numis, Ilaria Vernoni, Imma Cortile, Luisa Isabella Siniscalchi, Rita Lebano

Source: International Congress 2016 – A view into a chest and pleural pathology
Session: A view into a chest and pleural pathology
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 3800
Disease area: Respiratory critical care

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Lucia Morelli (Naples, Italy), Lucia Morelli, Claudia Serra, Mario Guarino, Fabio Numis, Ilaria Vernoni, Imma Cortile, Luisa Isabella Siniscalchi, Rita Lebano. Use of a calcium sensitizer to improve diaphragmatic motility in difficult weaning. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 3800

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