呼吸肌最重要的功能,是保证呼吸能够满足代谢的需要。近来,有人认为呼吸肌是生命的泵,作为一个泵,吸气肌与心脏在许多方面相似,也会衰竭,引起衰竭的原因在许多方面也是相同的。本文综述了呼吸肌的生理功能、影响因素及其衰竭的诊断和处 The most important function of the respiratory muscles, is to ensure that the respiratory needs to meet the metabolic. Recently, it has been suggested that the respiratory muscle is a living pump. As a pump, the inspiratory muscle resembles the heart in many ways and will also fail. The cause of the failure is in many ways the same. This article reviews the physiological functions of respiratory muscles, the influencing factors and the diagnosis and treatment of their failure