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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-3-13
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of high-frequency ventilation (HFV) on the rheological properties of tracheobronchial secretions were investigated in vitro. The mucus was obtained by suction from 16 patients after major surgery of the larynx or hypopharynx. After short centrifugation, the mucus was treated with high-frequency vibrations of 3 or 30 Hz for 10 min in a chamber saturated with water vapor. The mucus was separated by a nonpermeable membrane from the ventilator's gas stream. Maximal, minimal, and mean viscosity were determined by a modified capillary viscosimeter. Under high-frequency vibrations, maximal, minimal, and mean viscosity slightly increased (p less than or equal to .001). Conversely, the mean viscosity of control samples did not change significantly. These findings indicate that high-frequency vibrations do not improve mucous rheology. Observed beneficial effects of HFV on mucociliary clearance may be caused by changes in the mucous subphase during HFV.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0090-3493
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
95-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Viscoelasticity of tracheobronchial secretions in high-frequency ventilation.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article