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6469810

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-10-25
pubmed:abstractText
Whereas studies in awake subjects have demonstrated that chest wall compliance (Ccw) is low in obese subjects, the one study performed on paralyzed obese subject found Ccw to be normal. The purpose of this study was to measure Ccw in awake obese subjects with the pulse-flow technique, a method which appears to detect respiratory muscle relaxation. Seven normal males, 14 obese males, and 8 obese females [body mass index (BMI) varied from 20 to 83 kg/m2] were studied in the seated position. Ccw was measured by blowing air at a constant flow into the mouth and lungs for approximately 2 s and calculated by dividing airflow in liters per second by the change in esophageal minus body surface pressure in centimeters of water per second. In normal and obese subjects we found no correlation between BMI and Ccw. We conclude that obesity does not decrease Ccw.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0161-7567
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
57
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
403-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Compliance of chest wall in obese subjects.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article