
The statement consists of 10 sections, each addressing a major aspect of muscle function or a particular field of application. This official joint statement represents the work of an expert ATS/ERS committee, which reviewed the merits of currently known techniques available to evaluate respiratory muscle function. Research output in this area has progressively increased, with the number of peer reviewed articles published on respiratory muscle function having increased remarkably during the 1995–2000 period compared with 1980–1985. Over the last 25 years, great efforts have been made to develop techniques to assess respiratory muscle function. Assessment of Respiratory Muscle Function in the Intensive Care Unit Physiology of the Developing Respiratory Pump, 601ġ0.

Tests of Respiratory Muscle Function in ChildrenĬlaude Gaultier, Julian Allen, Sandra England Site of Pharyngeal Airway Closure during Sleep, 598ĩ. Strength, Fatigue, and Endurance of Upper Airway Muscles, 598 Inferring Diaphragm Activation and Electromechanical Effectiveness from EMG, 585 Inferring Respiratory Muscle Contribution to Breathing from Pressure–Volume Relationships, 585 Inferring Respiratory Muscle Contribution to Breathing from the Esophageal–Gastric Pressure Relationship: Macklem Diagram, 585

Inferring Respiratory Muscle Contribution to Breathing from Chest Wall Motion, 584 Optical Devices Used to Measure Chest Wall Motion, 584 GrassinoĪssessment of the Properties of the Relaxed Human Chest Wall: Rahn Diagram, 580Īssessment of the Function of the Active Chest Wall: Campbell Diagram, 581Įstimation of Ventilation Based on Chest Wall Motion: Konno-Mead Diagram, 582ĭevices Used to Monitor Breathing: Pneumograph, Magnetometer, and Respiratory Inductive Plethysmograph, 583 Supinski, Jean Will Fitting, François Bellemare

Measures of Respiratory Muscle Activity Used in Endurance Testing, 559ĥ. Electrophysiologic Techniques for the Assessment of Respiratory Muscle Function Pressures Obtained via Phrenic Nerve Stimulation, 535ģ. Volitional Tests of Respiratory Muscle Strength, 531 John Gibson, William Whitelaw, Nikolaos Siafakas This Joint Statement of the American Thoracic Society (ATS), and the European Respiratory Society (ERS) was adopted by the ATS Board of Directors, March 2001 and by the ERS Executive Committee, June 2001
