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8146408

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-5-5
pubmed:abstractText
The effect of asbestos-related pleural disease (ARPD) on the generation of maximum respiratory pressure was investigated in 11 male patients with ARPD mean age 57 years, range 45-74, and mean duration of asbestos exposure of 9.9 years, range 5-16. There were three smokers, seven ex-smokers and one non-smoker. Breathlessness ranged from grade 1-3 on the MRC score. The extent of pleural disease was calculated using a score based on the ILO score for pleural disease. Full respiratory function tests, global respiratory muscle strength and diaphragmatic strength were assessed. Respiratory muscle strength, including diaphragm strength, was normal. Recoil pressure was high or at the upper limit of normal in four patients and correlated with chest radiograph score for pleural disease (r = 0.65, P < 0.02). There was no difference in either global respiratory muscle or diaphragmatic strength between patients with and without involvement of one or both costophrenic angles or between patients with mild or severe breathlessness. We conclude that respiratory muscle strength is not importantly reduced in ARPD, and it is unlikely that weakness contributes to breathlessness in these patients. By contrast reduced chest wall compliance is likely to be an important factor in breathlessness in some cases.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0954-6111
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
88
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
115-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Respiratory muscle function in patients with asbestos-related pleural disease.
pubmed:affiliation
London Chest Hospital, U.K.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article