Baseline (pre-IMT) | Post-IMT | |
PImax cmH2O (% pred) | −108 (97) | −133 (120) |
PEmax cmH2O (% pred) | 213 (176) | 285 (236) |
Sniff Poes cmH2O | −93 | −124 |
Sniff Pga cmH2O | −19 | −23 |
Sniff Pdi cmH2O (% pred) | 74 (51) | 101 (69) |
Twitch Pdi (right) cmH2O | 6.4 | 8.5 |
Twitch Pdi (left) cmH2O | 2.4 | 4.6 |
Twitch Pdi (bilateral) cmH2O | 10.8 | 12.7 |
Sniff Poes: oesophageal pressure during sniff manoeuvre; Sniff Pga: gastric pressure during sniff manoeuvre; Sniff Pdi: transdiaphragmatic pressure during sniff manoeuvre; Twitch Pdi: transdiaphragmatic pressure during bilateral phrenic nerve magnetic stimulation.