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7478819

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-12-15
pubmed:abstractText
Two parameters of tidal breathing, the ratio of time to reach peak tidal expiratory flow to the total expiratory time (Tme/TE) and the ratio of volume exhaled at peak tidal expiratory flow to the total exhaled volume (dV/VT) were used to assess lung function in 21 sedated infants (aged 6-14 mo) with different degrees of airway obstruction. These parameters were compared with airway resistance as percentage predicted (Raw%) and maximum expiratory flow at functional residual capacity corrected for lung volume (VmaxFRC/TGV). VmaxFRC/TGV values correlated significantly with Tme/TE (r = 0.630, p = 0.002) as well as with dV/VT (r = 0.728, p = 0.001). Raw% values showed only a weak correlation with dV/VT (r = -0.435, p = 0.048). We conclude that Tme/Te and dV/VT are both able to detect airway obstruction in infants and that these parameters correlate much better with the forced expiratory flow values obtained by the rapid thoracic compression method than with airway resistance, determined by body plethysmography.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0031-3998
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
218-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Assessment of tidal breathing patterns for monitoring of bronchial obstruction in infants.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty of Comenius University, Martin, Slovakia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't