Diaphragm pathology in critically ill patients with COVID-19

What The Study Did:

The aim of this study was to investigate the association of severe COVID-19 with the respiratory muscles in critically ill patients and compare the findings with those who had been critically ill without COVID-19.

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Coen Ottenheijm, Ph.D., of Amsterdam UMC in The Netherlands, is the corresponding author.

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