Ventilator-Induced Diaphram Dysfunction in an
Animal Model of Controlled Mechanical Ventilation
Effects of Corticosteroids & Development of Preventive Strategies
Acta Biomedica Lovaniensia, No. 412
By Karen Maes
November 2007
Leuven University Press
Distributed By Coronet Books
ISBN: 9789058676566 
121 pages, Illustrated, 6 1/8 x 9 1/2"
$99.50 Paper Original
List of abbreviations
Chapter 1 : General introduction and rationale 1.1 General introduction
1.2 General aims
1.3 References
Chapter 2 : effects of acute administration of corticosteroids during mechanical ventilation on rat diaphragm 2.1 Abstract
2.2 Introduction
2.3 Materials and methods
2.4 Results
2.5 Discussion
2.6 References
2.7 Online data supplement
Chapter 3: Leupeptin inhibits ventilator-induced diaphragm dysfunction in rats 3.1 Abstract
3.2 Introduction
3.3 Materials and methods
3.4 Results
3.5 Discussion
3.6 References
3.7 Online data supplement
Chapter 4: Systemic administration of IGF-I does not protect the diaphragm from the deleterious effects of controlled mechanical ventilation in rats 4.1 Abstract
4.2 Introduction
4.3 Materials and methods
4.4 Results
4.5 Discussion
4.6 References
Chapter 5: General discussion, conclusion and future directions 5.1 General discussion
5.2 Clinical implications
5.3 Conclusion and future directions
5.4 References
Summary / Samenvatting
Curriculum vitae
Publications
Medical Science; Cardiology