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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1977-12-29
pubmed:abstractText
We measured blood gases, steady state diffusing lung capacity, global and partial lung ductances in 16 subjects aged from 20 to 63 in supine and seated position. We obtained three types of response. In group I, (n = 6) blood gases and TLCO increased probably chiefly due to an increase of perfusion of lung apices and a more even distribution of regional VA/Q (all these subjects are young and thin). In group II, (n = 4) blood gases and TLCO decreased probably due to a ventilation at closing volume level with a decrease of ventilation in the dependent parts of the lung (2 subjects with abdominal obesity and a third who is the oldest one). In group III (n = 7), PaO2 decreased but DLCO increased. Probably ventilation took a slight place in closing volume. The increase of the exchange surface area is likely to be unable to compensate the arterial hypoxemia induced by the low VA/Q in the dependent parts of the lung. Influence of body position seems to be a function of age which increases closing volume.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0369-8114
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
375-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1977
pubmed:articleTitle
[Influence of body position on human gas exchanges. Role of age (author's transl)].
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract