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Kaminsky DA, Simpson SJ, Berger KI, Calverley P, de Melo PL, Dandurand R, Dellacà RL, Farah CS, Farré R, Hall GL, Ioan I, Irvin CG, Kaczka DW, King GG, Kurosawa H, Lombardi E, Maksym GN, Marchal F, Oostveen E, Oppenheimer BW, Robinson PD, van den Berge M, Thamrin C. Clinical significance and applications of oscillometry. Eur Respir Rev 2022; 31:31/163/210208. [PMID: 35140105 PMCID: PMC9488764 DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0208-2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Recently, “Technical standards for respiratory oscillometry” was published, which reviewed the physiological basis of oscillometric measures and detailed the technical factors related to equipment and test performance, quality assurance and reporting of results. Here we present a review of the clinical significance and applications of oscillometry. We briefly review the physiological principles of oscillometry and the basics of oscillometry interpretation, and then describe what is currently known about oscillometry in its role as a sensitive measure of airway resistance, bronchodilator responsiveness and bronchial challenge testing, and response to medical therapy, particularly in asthma and COPD. The technique may have unique advantages in situations where spirometry and other lung function tests are not suitable, such as in infants, neuromuscular disease, sleep apnoea and critical care. Other potential applications include detection of bronchiolitis obliterans, vocal cord dysfunction and the effects of environmental exposures. However, despite great promise as a useful clinical tool, we identify a number of areas in which more evidence of clinical utility is needed before oscillometry becomes routinely used for diagnosing or monitoring respiratory disease. This paper provides a current review of the interpretation, clinical significance and application of oscillometry in respiratory medicine, with special emphasis on limitations of evidence and suggestions for future research.https://bit.ly/3GQPViA
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- David A Kaminsky
- Dept of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Vermont, Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA.,These authors have contributed equally to this manuscript
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- Children's Lung Health, Telethon Kids Institute, School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.,These authors have contributed equally to this manuscript
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, NYU School of Medicine and André Cournand Pulmonary Physiology Laboratory, Belleuve Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Dept of Physiology, Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory, Institute of Biology and Faculty of Engineering, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Lakeshore General Hospital, Pointe-Claire, QC, Canada.,Montreal Chest Institute, Meakins-Christie Labs, Oscillometry Unit of the Centre for Innovative Medicine, McGill University Health Centre and Research Institute, and McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria - DEIB, Politecnico di Milano University, Milan, Italy
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- Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Unitat de Biofísica i Bioenginyeria, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona-IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Madrid, Spain
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- Children's Lung Health, Telethon Kids Institute, School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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- Dept of Paediatric Lung Function Testing, Children's Hospital, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.,EA 3450 DevAH - Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lorraine, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Dept of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Vermont, Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Depts of Anaesthesia, Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Dept of Respiratory Medicine and Airway Physiology and Imaging Group, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia.,Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Dept of Occupational Health, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Paediatric Pulmonary Unit, Meyer Paediatric University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Dept of Paediatric Lung Function Testing, Children's Hospital, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.,EA 3450 DevAH - Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lorraine, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital and University of Antwerp, Belgium
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, NYU School of Medicine and André Cournand Pulmonary Physiology Laboratory, Belleuve Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
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- Dept of Pulmonary Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Alamdari HH, Hacquebard L, Driscoll S, El-Sankary K, Roach DC, LeBlanc R, Lowe S, Oore S, Penzel T, Fietze I, Schmidt M, Morrison D. High Frequency-Low Amplitude Oscillometry: Continuous Unobtrusive Monitoring of Respiratory Function on PAP Machines. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2021; 69:2202-2211. [PMID: 34962859 DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2021.3138965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Oscillometry or Forced Oscillation Technique, traditionally used in intermittent clinical measurements, has recently gained substantial attention from its application as a continuous monitoring tool for large and small airways. However, low frequency (< 8 Hz) continuous oscillometry faces high breathing noise, and hence requires high oscillation amplitudes to maintain an acceptable signal-to-noise ratio. Therefore, PAP machines that utilize low frequency oscillometry do so intermittently to distinguish airway patency several seconds after a breathing pause has occurred. We hypothesized that high frequency and low amplitude (HFLA) oscillometry may be as sensitive and applicable for monitoring upper airway patency to distinguish between central and obstructive apnea and hypopnea events, and for monitoring respiratory impedance. An inline oscillometry prototype device was developed and connected to commercial PAP machines to test whether oscillometry at 17, 43, and 79 Hz are as sensitive to airway patency as oscillometry at 4 Hz. Analysis of 11 patients with 171 apneas and hypopneas showed that all frequency oscillometry inputs were equally sensitive in distinguishing between central and obstructive apneas, while 17 Hz and 43 Hz oscillometry were most sensitive in distinguishing between central and obstructive hypopneas. Observations during normal breathing also showed the same periodicity and cross-correlation between impedance measurements from HFLA oscillometry compared to 4 Hz. Our findings provide an unobtrusive means of distinguishing airway patency during sleep and a means of continuous monitoring of respiratory function, with the potential for detection and prediction of developing respiratory diseases and significantly richer context for data analytics.
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Porojan-Suppini N, Fira-Mladinescu O, Marc M, Tudorache E, Oancea C. Lung Function Assessment by Impulse Oscillometry in Adults. Ther Clin Risk Manag 2020; 16:1139-1150. [PMID: 33273817 PMCID: PMC7705955 DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s275920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Over the past decades, impulse oscillometry (IOS) has gained ground in the battery of pulmonary function tests. Performing the test requires minimal cooperation of the patient; therefore, it is a useful tool, especially in evaluating lung mechanics in children, elderly patients, and those who cannot perform spirometry. Oscillometry has also been used in both clinical and research departments. Studies were published mainly in asthma regarding detection of bronchodilator response and the therapeutic response to different drugs. Furthermore, it has been shown to be a sensitive technique to evaluate disease control. Other studied diseases were COPD, interstitial lung diseases, small airway disease, impairment of lung function due to exposure to occupational hazards or smoking, central airways obstruction, cystic fibrosis, monitoring lung mechanics during mechanical ventilation and sleep, neuromuscular diseases, lung transplant, and graft function. The aim of this review is to present the utility of oscillometry on the previously mentioned clinical fields.
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- Noemi Porojan-Suppini
- Department of Pulmonology, Center for Research and Innovation in Personalized Medicine of Respiratory Diseases, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babeș", Timișoara, Romania
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- Department of Pulmonology, Center for Research and Innovation in Personalized Medicine of Respiratory Diseases, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babeș", Timișoara, Romania
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- Department of Pulmonology, Center for Research and Innovation in Personalized Medicine of Respiratory Diseases, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babeș", Timișoara, Romania
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- Department of Pulmonology, Center for Research and Innovation in Personalized Medicine of Respiratory Diseases, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babeș", Timișoara, Romania
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- Department of Pulmonology, Center for Research and Innovation in Personalized Medicine of Respiratory Diseases, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babeș", Timișoara, Romania
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Calverley PMA, Farré R. Oscillometry: old physiology with a bright future. Eur Respir J 2020; 56:56/3/2001815. [PMID: 32912925 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01815-2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Peter M A Calverley
- Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Unitat de Biofísica i Bioenginyeria, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Madrid, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
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Patout M, Gagnadoux F, Rabec C, Trzepizur W, Georges M, Perrin C, Tamisier R, Pépin JL, Llontop C, Attali V, Goutorbe F, Pontier-Marchandise S, Cervantes P, Bironneau V, Portmann A, Delrieu J, Cuvelier A, Muir JF. AVAPS-AE versus ST mode: A randomized controlled trial in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome. Respirology 2020; 25:1073-1081. [PMID: 32052923 DOI: 10.1111/resp.13784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Average volume-assured pressure support-automated expiratory positive airway pressure (AVAPS-AE) combines an automated positive expiratory pressure to maintain upper airway patency to an automated pressure support with a targeted tidal volume. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of 2-month AVAPS-AE ventilation versus pressure support (ST) ventilation on objective sleep quality in stable patients with OHS. Secondary outcomes included arterial blood gases, health-related quality of life, daytime sleepiness, subjective sleep quality and compliance to NIV. METHODS This is a prospective multicentric randomized controlled trial. Consecutive OHS patients included had daytime Pa CO2 > 6 kPa, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 , clinical stability for more than 2 weeks and were naive from home NIV. PSG were analysed centrally by two independent experts. Primary endpoint was sleep quality improvement at 2 months. RESULTS Among 69 trial patients, 60 patients had successful NIV setup. Baseline and follow-up PSG were available for 26 patients randomized in the ST group and 30 in the AVAPS-AE group. At baseline, Pa CO2 was 6.94 ± 0.71 kPa in the ST group and 6.61 ± 0.71 in the AVAPS-AE group (P = 0.032). No significant between-group difference was observed for objective sleep quality indices. Improvement in Pa CO2 was similar between groups with a mean reduction of -0.87 kPa (95% CI: -1.12 to -0.46) in the ST group versus -0.87 kPa (95% CI: -1.14 to -0.50) in the AVAPS-AE group (P = 0.984). Mean NIV use was 6.2 h per night in both groups (P = 0.93). NIV setup duration was shorter in the AVAPS-AE group (P = 0.012). CONCLUSION AVAPS-AE and ST ventilation for 2 months had similar impact on sleep quality and gas exchange.
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- Maxime Patout
- Service de Pneumologie, oncologie thoracique et Soins Intensifs Respiratoires, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France.,Normandie Univ, UNIRouen, EA3830-GRHV, Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine (IRIB), Rouen, France
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- Département de Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers, Angers, France
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- Pulmonary Department and Respiratory Critical Care Unit, University Hospital Dijon, Dijon, France
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- Département de Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers, Angers, France
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- Pulmonary Department and Respiratory Critical Care Unit, University Hospital Dijon, Dijon, France
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- Pôle Thorax and Vaisseaux, Grenoble Alps University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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- Service d'Explorations Fonctionnelles de la Respiration, de l'Exercice et de la Dyspnée, Hôpitaux Universitaires Pitié Salpêtrière - Charles Foix, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Paris, France
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- UMRS_1158 Neurophysiologie Respiratoire Expérimentale et Clinique, Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Paris, France.,Service des Pathologies du Sommeil (Département 'R3S'), Hôpitaux Universitaires Pitié Salpêtrière - Charles Foix, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Paris, France
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- Service de Pneumologie Hôpitaux Privés de Metz, Hôpital Robert Schuman, Metz, France
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- Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers, Poitiers, France.,ANTADIR, Paris, France
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- Service de Pneumologie, oncologie thoracique et Soins Intensifs Respiratoires, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France.,Normandie Univ, UNIRouen, EA3830-GRHV, Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine (IRIB), Rouen, France
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- Service de Pneumologie, oncologie thoracique et Soins Intensifs Respiratoires, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France.,Normandie Univ, UNIRouen, EA3830-GRHV, Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine (IRIB), Rouen, France
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- Service de Pneumologie, oncologie thoracique et Soins Intensifs Respiratoires, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France.,Normandie Univ, UNIRouen, EA3830-GRHV, Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine (IRIB), Rouen, France.,ANTADIR, Paris, France
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An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report: Noninvasive Identification of Inspiratory Flow Limitation in Sleep Studies. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2018; 14:1076-1085. [PMID: 28665698 DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201704-318ws] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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This report summarizes the proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Workshop on the Noninvasive Identification of Inspiratory Flow Limitation in Sleep Studies held on May 16, 2015, in Denver, Colorado. The goal of the workshop was to discuss methods for standardizing the scoring of flow limitation from nasal cannula pressure tracings. The workshop began with presentations on the physiology underlying flow limitation, existing methods of scoring flow limitation, the effects of signal acquisition and filtering on flow shapes, and a review of the literature examining the adverse outcomes related to flow limitation. After these presentations, the results from online scoring exercises, which were crowdsourced to workshop participants in advance of the workshop, were reviewed and discussed. Break-out sessions were then held to discuss potential algorithms for scoring flow limitation. Based on these discussions, subsequent online scoring exercises, and webinars after the workshop, a consensus-based set of recommendations for a scoring algorithm for flow limitation was developed. Key conclusions from the workshop were: (1) a standardized and automated approach to scoring flow limitation is needed to provide a metric of nonepisodic elevated upper airway resistance, which can then be related to clinical outcomes in large cohorts and patient groups; (2) at this time, the most feasible method for standardization is by proposing a consensus-based framework, which includes scoring rules, developed by experts (3) hardware and software settings of acquisition devices, including filter settings, affect the shape of the flow curve, and should be clearly specified; and (4) a priority for future research is the generation of an open-source, expert-derived training set to encourage and support validation of automated flow limitation scoring algorithms.
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Olarte O, De Keyser R, Ionescu CM. Fan-based device for non-invasive measurement of respiratory impedance: Identification, calibration and analysis. Biomed Signal Process Control 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bspc.2016.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Camilo GB, Guimarães FS, Mogami R, Faria ACD, Melo PL, Lopes AJ. Functional changes are associated with tracheal structural abnormalities in patients with acromegaly. Arch Med Sci 2016; 12:78-88. [PMID: 26925121 PMCID: PMC4754368 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2016.57582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Although impaired pulmonary function and respiratory sleep disorders are described as responsible for increased mortality in acromegalic patients, little is known about the tracheal abnormalities in this group of patients. Thus, the objectives of this study were to describe the tracheal structural abnormalities and correlate these changes with the respiratory function and clinical data of acromegalic patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS This is a cross-sectional study that was carried out at two university hospitals. Twenty acromegalic patients underwent spirometry, forced oscillation technique, and computed tomography (CT) assessments. Dyspnea and daytime sleepiness were assessed using the Modified Medical Research Council (MMRC) scale and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), respectively. Forty matched subjects served as controls. RESULTS The acromegalic patients exhibited larger median ratios between forced expiratory flow and forced inspiratory flow at 50% of the forced vital capacity (FEF50%/FIF50%) (2.05 vs. 1.06, p = 0.0001) compared with healthy volunteers. In the CT analysis, acromegalic patients exhibited larger median differences between their cervical and thoracic tracheal diameters (Δ tracheal diameters) (3 vs. 1 mm; p = 0.003). An association was found between FEF50%/FIF50% and the following variables: mean resistance (Rm), cervical tracheal diameter, and Δ tracheal diameters. Rm also exhibited a negative correlation with cervical tracheal diameter. Neither the MMRC scale nor the ESS exhibited any significant correlation with large airway obstruction (LAO) indices or with the measured tracheal diameters. CONCLUSIONS Acromegalic patients have tracheal structural abnormalities which are associated with functional indicators of LAO but not with clinical data.
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- Gustavo Bittencourt Camilo
- Post-graduate Program in Medical Sciences, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Department of Radiology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Rehabilitation Sciences Post-graduate Program, Augusto Motta University Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Department of Physiotherapy, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Post-graduate Program in Medical Sciences, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Department of Radiology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory, Institute of Biology and Faculty of Engineering, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Post-graduate Program in Medical Sciences, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory, Institute of Biology and Faculty of Engineering, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Post-graduate Program in Clinical and Experimental Physiopathology (FISCLINEX), School of Medical Sciences, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Post-graduate Program in Medical Sciences, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Rehabilitation Sciences Post-graduate Program, Augusto Motta University Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Bates JHT, Irvin CG, Farré R, Hantos Z. Oscillation mechanics of the respiratory system. Compr Physiol 2013; 1:1233-72. [PMID: 23733641 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c100058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The mechanical impedance of the respiratory system defines the pressure profile required to drive a unit of oscillatory flow into the lungs. Impedance is a function of oscillation frequency, and is measured using the forced oscillation technique. Digital signal processing methods, most notably the Fourier transform, are used to calculate impedance from measured oscillatory pressures and flows. Impedance is a complex function of frequency, having both real and imaginary parts that vary with frequency in ways that can be used empirically to distinguish normal lung function from a variety of different pathologies. The most useful diagnostic information is gained when anatomically based mathematical models are fit to measurements of impedance. The simplest such model consists of a single flow-resistive conduit connecting to a single elastic compartment. Models of greater complexity may have two or more compartments, and provide more accurate fits to impedance measurements over a variety of different frequency ranges. The model that currently enjoys the widest application in studies of animal models of lung disease consists of a single airway serving an alveolar compartment comprising tissue with a constant-phase impedance. This model has been shown to fit very accurately to a wide range of impedance data, yet contains only four free parameters, and as such is highly parsimonious. The measurement of impedance in human patients is also now rapidly gaining acceptance, and promises to provide a more comprehensible assessment of lung function than parameters derived from conventional spirometry.
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- Jason H T Bates
- Vermont Lung Center, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, USA.
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Strohl KP, Butler JP, Malhotra A. Mechanical properties of the upper airway. Compr Physiol 2013; 2:1853-72. [PMID: 23723026 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c110053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The importance of the upper airway (nose, pharynx, and larynx) in health and in the pathogenesis of sleep apnea, asthma, and other airway diseases, discussed elsewhere in the Comprehensive Physiology series, prompts this review of the biomechanical properties and functional aspects of the upper airway. There is a literature based on anatomic or structural descriptions in static circumstances, albeit studied in limited numbers of individuals in both health and disease. As for dynamic features, the literature is limited to studies of pressure and flow through all or parts of the upper airway and to the effects of muscle activation on such features; however, the links between structure and function through airway size, shape, and compliance remain a topic that is completely open for investigation, particularly through analyses using concepts of fluid and structural mechanics. Throughout are included both historically seminal references, as well as those serving as signposts or updated reviews. This article should be considered a resource for concepts needed for the application of biomechanical models of upper airway physiology, applicable to understanding the pathophysiology of disease and anticipated results of treatment interventions.
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- Kingman P Strohl
- Center for Sleep Disorders Research, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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Ionescu CM, Hernandez A, De Keyser R. A recurrent parameter model to characterize the high-frequency range of respiratory impedance in healthy subjects. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS 2013; 7:882-892. [PMID: 24473552 DOI: 10.1109/tbcas.2013.2243837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In this work, a re-visited model of the respiratory system is proposed. Identification of a recurrent electrical ladder network model of the lungs, which incorporates their specific morphology and anatomical structure, is performed on 31 healthy subjects. The data for identification has been gathered using the forced oscillation lung function test, which delivers a non-parametric model of the impedance. On the measured frequency response, the ladder network parameters have been identified and a fractional order has been calculated from the recurrent ratios of the respiratory mechanics (resistance and compliance). The paper includes also a comparison of our recurrent parameter model with another parametric model for high frequency range. The results suggest that the two models can equally well characterize the respiratory impedance over a long range of frequencies. Additionally, we have shown that the fractional order resulting from the recurrent properties of resistance and compliance in the ladder network model is independent of frequency and is not biased by the nose clip wore by the patients during measurements. An illustrative example shows that our re-visited model is sensitive to changes in respiratory mechanics and the fractional order value is a reliable parameter to capture these changes.
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Dellweg D, Kerl J, Hoehn E, Wenzel M, Koehler D. Randomized controlled trial of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) versus servoventilation in patients with CPAP-induced central sleep apnea (complex sleep apnea). Sleep 2013; 36:1163-71. [PMID: 23904676 DOI: 10.5665/sleep.2878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVES To compare the treatment effect of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) and anticyclic servoventilation in patients with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)-induced central sleep apnea (complex sleep apnea). DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. SETTING Sleep center. PATIENTS Thirty patients who developed complex sleep apnea syndrome (CompSAS) during CPAP treatment. INTERVENTIONS NPPV or servoventilation. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS Patients were randomized to NPPV or servo-ventilation. Full polysomnography (PSG) was performed after 6 weeks. On CPAP prior to randomization, patients in the NPPV and servoventilator arm had comparable apnea-hypopnea indices (AHI, 28.6 ± 6.5 versus 27.7 ± 9.7 events/h (mean ± standard deviation [SD])), apnea indices (AI,19 ± 5.6 versus 21.1 ± 8.6 events/h), central apnea indices (CAI, 16.7 ± 5.4 versus 18.2 ± 7.1 events/h), oxygen desaturation indices (ODI,17.5 ± 13.1 versus 24.3 ± 11.9 events/h). During initial titration NPPV and servoventilation significantly improved the AHI (9.1 ± 4.3 versus 9 ± 6.4 events/h), AI (2 ± 3.1 versus 3.5 ± 4.5 events/h) CAI (2 ± 3.1 versus 2.5 ± 3.9 events/h) and ODI (10.1 ± 4.5 versus 8.9 ± 8.4 events/h) when compared to CPAP treatment (all P < 0.05). After 6 weeks we observed the following differences: AHI (16.5 ± 8 versus 7.4 ± 4.2 events/h, P = 0.027), AI (10.4 ± 5.9 versus 1.7 ± 1.9 events/h, P = 0.001), CAI (10.2 ± 5.1 versus 1.5 ± 1.7 events/h, P < 0.0001)) and ODI (21.1 ± 9.2 versus 4.8 ± 3.4 events/h, P < 0.0001) for NPPV and servoventilation, respectively. Other sleep parameters were unaffected by any form of treatment. CONCLUSIONS After 6 weeks, servoventilation treated respiratory events more effectively than NPPV in patients with complex sleep apnea syndrome.
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- Dominic Dellweg
- Kloster Grafschaft, Pulmonary Medicine I, Home Mechanical Ventilation Unit and Sleep Laboratory, Schmallenberg, Germany.
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Zannin E, Dellaca RL, Kostic P, Pompilio PP, Larsson A, Pedotti A, Hedenstierna G, Frykholm P. Optimizing positive end-expiratory pressure by oscillatory mechanics minimizes tidal recruitment and distension: an experimental study in a lavage model of lung injury. Crit Care 2012; 16:R217. [PMID: 23134702 PMCID: PMC3672594 DOI: 10.1186/cc11858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2012] [Accepted: 10/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Introduction It is well established that during mechanical ventilation of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome cyclic recruitment/derecruitment and overdistension are potentially injurious for lung tissues. We evaluated whether the forced oscillation technique (FOT) could be used to guide the ventilator settings in order to minimize cyclic lung recruitment/derecruitment and cyclic mechanical stress in an experimental model of acute lung injury. Methods We studied six pigs in which lung injury was induced by bronchoalveolar lavage. The animals were ventilated with a tidal volume of 6 ml/kg. Forced oscillations at 5 Hz were superimposed on the ventilation waveform. Pressure and flow were measured at the tip and at the inlet of the endotracheal tube respectively. Respiratory system reactance (Xrs) was computed from the pressure and flow signals and expressed in terms of oscillatory elastance (EX5). Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) was increased from 0 to 24 cm H2O in steps of 4 cm H2O and subsequently decreased from 24 to 0 in steps of 2 cm H2O. At each PEEP step CT scans and EX5 were assessed at end-expiration and end-inspiration. Results During deflation the relationship between both end-expiratory and end-inspiratory EX5 and PEEP was a U-shaped curve with minimum values at PEEP = 13.4 ± 1.0 cm H2O (mean ± SD) and 13.0 ± 1.0 cm H2O respectively. EX5 was always higher at end-inspiration than at end-expiration, the difference between the average curves being minimal at 12 cm H2O. At this PEEP level, CT did not show any substantial sign of intra-tidal recruitment/derecruitment or expiratory lung collapse. Conclusions Using FOT it was possible to measure EX5 both at end-expiration and at end-inspiration. The optimal PEEP strategy based on end-expiratory EX5 minimized intra-tidal recruitment/derecruitment as assessed by CT, and the concurrent attenuation of intra-tidal variations of EX5 suggests that it may also minimize tidal mechanical stress.
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Kaczka DW, Dellacá RL. Oscillation mechanics of the respiratory system: applications to lung disease. Crit Rev Biomed Eng 2011; 39:337-59. [PMID: 22011237 DOI: 10.1615/critrevbiomedeng.v39.i4.60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Since its introduction in the 1950s, the forced oscillation technique (FOT) and the measurement of respiratory impedance have evolved into powerful tools for the assessment of various mechanical phenomena in the mammalian lung during health and disease. In this review, we highlight the most recent developments in instrumentation, signal processing, and modeling relevant to FOT measurements. We demonstrate how FOT provides unparalleled information on the mechanical status of the respiratory system compared to more widely used pulmonary function tests. The concept of mechanical impedance is reviewed, as well as the various measurement techniques used to acquire such data. Emphasis is placed on the analysis of lower, physiologic frequency ranges (typically less than 10 Hz) that are most sensitive to normal physical processes as well as pathologic structural alterations. Various inverse modeling approaches used to interpret alterations in impedance are also discussed, specifically in the context of three common respiratory diseases: asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and acute lung injury. Finally, we speculate on the potential role for FOT in the clinical arena.
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- David W Kaczka
- Department of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Campana LM, Owens RL, Suki B, Malhotra A. Measuring upper and lower airway resistance during sleep with the forced oscillation technique. Ann Biomed Eng 2011; 40:925-33. [PMID: 22127514 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-011-0470-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2011] [Accepted: 11/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The forced oscillation technique (FOT) is a non-invasive technique to monitor airway obstruction in those with asthma. The aim of this study was to design and validate a system to use FOT during sleep, both with and without bi-level positive airway pressure (BPAP), and to separate upper airway resistance from lower. 8 Hz pressure oscillations were supplied, over which the subject breathed, pressure and flow measurements were then used to calculate impedance. A phase-shift induced by the pressure transducer tubing was characterized, and FOT resistance was compared to steady flow resistance both with and without BPAP. A Millar catheter was used to measure pressure at the epiglottis, allowing the separation of upper from lower airway resistance. A phase shift of -0.010 s was calculated for the pressure transducer tubing, and the average error between FOT and steady flow resistance was -0.2 ± 0.2 cmH₂O/L/s without BPAP and 0.4 ± 0.2 cmH₂O/L/s with BPAP. The system was tested on three subjects, one healthy, one with obstructive sleep apnea, and one with asthma. The FOT was well tolerated and resistance was separated into upper and lower airway components. This setup is suitable for monitoring both upper and lower airway obstruction during sleep in those with and without asthma.
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Farré R, Montserrat JM, Navajas D. Assessment of upper airway mechanics during sleep. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2008; 163:74-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2008.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2008] [Revised: 06/16/2008] [Accepted: 06/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lin CC, Lee KS, Wang YP, Hsieh WY, Shen SY, Chiu CH, Liaw SF. Effect of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty on work of breathing during wakefulness in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2007; 116:271-7. [PMID: 17491526 DOI: 10.1177/000348940711600409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We evaluated the effects of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) on the work of breathing (WOB) in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). METHODS Fifteen healthy subjects and 30 subjects with OSAS who desired UPPP were prospectively enrolled. All underwent measurement of WOB while awake as well as in a sleep study. These studies were repeated 3 months after UPPP in the patients with OSAS. RESULTS In OSAS before UPPP, the WOB while supine was increased above that of normal subjects. After UPPP, the WOB while supine remained elevated in those whose OSAS did not respond to surgery, and it returned to normal levels in patients whose OSAS improved after UPPP. CONCLUSIONS Abnormal WOB in patients with OSAS returns to normal if UPPP results in amelioration of OSAS.
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- Ching-Chi Lin
- Chest Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Rigau J, Montserrat JM, Wöhrle H, Plattner D, Schwaibold M, Navajas D, Farré R. Bench Model To Simulate Upper Airway Obstruction for Analyzing Automatic Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Devices. Chest 2006; 130:350-61. [PMID: 16899832 DOI: 10.1378/chest.130.2.350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Automatic positive airway pressure (APAP) devices are increasingly being used in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Some APAP devices present an unstable behavior when subjected to some events or artifacts. The aims were to develop a bench model capable of reproducing real flow, snoring, and obstructive patterns and to compare the response of APAP devices based on flow and snoring with other devices using, in addition, the forced oscillation technique (FOT). METHODS The bench model subjected APAP devices to apneas with and without obstruction, obstructive hypopneas with and without snoring, periods of flow limitation, and artifacts such as leaks and mouth expiration. RESULTS Almost all the devices increased the pressure when subjected to apneas with obstruction, but at different rates. The time required by each device to reach 10 cm H(2)O ranged from 2.5 to 13 min. In the presence of apneas without obstruction, all the devices based on flow and snoring increased the pressure at the same rate as during apneas with obstruction. However, the devices using FOT did not modify the pressure. Four devices did not modify the pressure in the presence of obstructive hypopneas, and all but one device increased the pressure in the presence of snoring. Mask leaks had little effect on the response of the devices, but four devices increased the pressure during mouth expiration artifacts. CONCLUSIONS When, in addition to the flow and snoring signals, the measurement of the upper airway resistance is included, the accuracy of the event detection algorithms is improved.
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- Jordi Rigau
- Unitat de Biofísica i Bioenginyeria, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
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Lin CC, Lee KS, Chang KC, Wu KM, Chou CS. Effect of laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty on oral airway resistance during wakefulness in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2005; 263:241-7. [PMID: 16163511 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-005-0994-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2004] [Accepted: 04/26/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of successful laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty (LAUP) on oral airway resistance (R(OA)) during wakefulness in patients with OSAS. Fifteen healthy subjects (group I) and 25 subjects (group II) with moderately severe or severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) proven by an overnight sleep study and who desired LAUP were enrolled. All underwent an overnight sleep study, pulmonary function testing and measurement of oral airway resistance [R(OA) (including impedance (Zrs), resistance (R) and reactance (X)] measurement by Impulse Oscillometry (IOS) (MasterScreen IOS, VIASYS Healthcare GmbH, Germany) in the upright (seated) position and then in the supine position while awake. Group II subjects had these measurements twice, both before and 3 months after LAUP. Based on the assessment of their sleep study after LAUP, they were divided into two groups: responders (group IIa) and nonresponders (group IIb). Zrs was normal in the sitting position both before and after LAUP in both groups IIa and IIb and comparable to that of group I controls. There was an increase in Zrs in the supine position in both groups IIa and IIb subjects before LAUP. After LAUP, the Zrs in group IIb subjects remained elevated, while that in group IIa subjects returned to levels comparable to those in the normal controls. OSAS patients before LAUP have abnormal R(OA) in the supine position as reflected by a high Zrs. The Zrs is improved after LAUP that successfully ameliorates OSAS.
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- Ching-Chi Lin
- Chest Division of the Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Vanderveken OM, Oostveen E, Boudewyns AN, Verbraecken JA, Van de Heyning PH, De Backer WA. Quantification of Pharyngeal Patency in Patients with Sleep-Disordered Breathing. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 2005; 67:168-79. [PMID: 15990465 DOI: 10.1159/000086572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2004] [Accepted: 10/29/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Many techniques are available for the assessment of pharyngeal characteristics in sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). However, most of the reported techniques are invasive to some extent and/or hard to perform during sleep studies. The focus of this concept paper is on the forced oscillation technique (FOT) to quantify pharyngeal patency in patients with SDB. In a pilot study, the potential of FOT for non-invasive and continuous assessment of pharyngeal patency during different types of respiratory events was studied in 8 patients with an established diagnosis of a sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome. During polysomnography, FOT was applied using a 5-Hz pressure oscillation signal. The respiratory impedance was determined and considered as a marker for pharyngeal patency. The results demonstrate that FOT allows detection of the complete pharyngeal occlusion during obstructive sleep apnea. In addition, we found that central sleep apnea can be associated with pharyngeal closure. We also demonstrated that during the flow-limited breath preceding obstructive apnea, almost complete upper airway closure can occur during either the expiratory or the inspiratory phase. FOT is a suitable method to assess pharyngeal patency continuously and non-invasively during sleep. Furthermore, this technique has the potential to contribute substantially to our knowledge of upper airway physiology in SDB.
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- Olivier M Vanderveken
- University Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
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- S H Launois
- Laboratoire Hypoxie PhysioPathologie, Université Joseph Fourier, CHU de Grenoble, Grenoble, France.
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Mansour KF, Rowley JA, Badr MS. Noninvasive determination of upper airway resistance and flow limitation. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2004; 97:1840-8. [PMID: 15169753 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01319.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We have shown that a polynomial equation, FP = AP3 + BP2 + CP + D, where F is flow and P is pressure, can accurately determine the presence of inspiratory flow limitation (IFL). This equation requires the invasive measurement of supraglottic pressure. We hypothesized that a modification of the equation that substitutes time for pressure would be accurate for the detection of IFL and allow for the noninvasive measurement of upper airway resistance. The modified equation is Ft = At3 + Bt2 + Ct + D, where F is flow and t is time from the onset of inspiration. To test our hypotheses, data analysis was performed as follows on 440 randomly chosen breaths from 18 subjects. First, we performed linear regression and determined that there is a linear relationship between pressure and time in the upper airway (R2 0.96 +/- 0.05, slope 0.96 +/- 0.06), indicating that time can be a surrogate for pressure. Second, we performed curve fitting and found that polynomial equation accurately predicts the relationship between flow and time in the upper airway (R2 0.93 +/- 0.12, error fit 0.02 +/- 0.08). Third, we performed a sensitivity-specificity analysis comparing the mathematical determination of IFL to manual determination using a pressure-flow loop. Mathematical determination had both high sensitivity (96%) and specificity (99%). Fourth, we calculated the upper airway resistance using the polynomial equation and compared the measurement to the manually determined upper airway resistance (also from a pressure-flow loop) using Bland-Altman analysis. Mean difference between calculated and measured upper airway resistance was 0.0 cmH2O x l(-1) x s(-1) (95% confidence interval -0.2, 0.2) with upper and lower limits of agreement of 2.8 cmH2O x l(-1) x s(-1) and -2.8 cmH2O x l(-1) x s(-1). We conclude that a polynomial equation can be used to model the flow-time relationship, allowing for the objective and accurate determination of upper airway resistance and the presence of IFL.
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- Khaled F Mansour
- Sleep Research Laboratory, John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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Rigau J, Farré R, Trepat X, Shusterman D, Navajas D. Oscillometric assessment of airway obstruction in a mechanical model of vocal cord dysfunction. J Biomech 2004; 37:37-43. [PMID: 14672566 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9290(03)00256-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) is characterized by inappropriate adduction of the vocal cords, particularly during inspiration, resulting in obstruction and airflow limitation. Direct visualization of the vocal cords with laryngoscopy is the 'gold standard' for diagnosing VCD. However, it is an invasive technique that may induce airway irritation. The aim of this study was to determine whether the forced oscillation technique (FOT) is useful to estimate the degree of closure of a non-linear orifice under conditions mimicking those found in VCD. The FOT (5 Hz, +/-1 cm H(2)O) was applied to an airway model simultaneously with constant levels of flow in the normal breathing range (0-0.8l/s). Pressure-flow (P(0)-V'(0)) curves, quasi-static resistance (R(eff)) and oscillatory resistance (R(FOT)) were measured in orifices with different areas (0.15-1.12 cm2) and shapes and in an orifice with variable area. Their pressure-flow relationship followed a quadratic model. Changes in R(FOT) normalized by flow (DeltaR(FOT)/V'(0)) were related to changes in the area of the vocal cord model (1/A(VC2)(2)-1/A(VC1)(2)) from maximum aperture (A(VC1)) to different degrees of closure (A(VC2)): DeltaR(FOT)/V'(0)=1.93(1/A(VC2)(2)-1/A(VC1)(2))+2.08 cm H(2)Os(2)/l(2); r(2)=0.99. We conclude that FOT could be a useful tool for non-invasively assessing glottic closure in VCD diagnosis, obviating the need for other invasive techniques.
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- Jordi Rigau
- Unitat de Biofísica i Bioenginyeria. Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer, Casanova 143, Barcelona 08036, Spain
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Lin CC, Wu KM, Chou CS, Liaw SF. Oral airway resistance during wakefulness in eucapnic and hypercapnic sleep apnea syndrome. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2004; 139:215-24. [PMID: 15123004 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2003.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/09/2003] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether there was an abnormal increase of upper airway resistance in the sitting and supine positions in hypercapnic obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients compared with eucapnic OSAS or normal controls as measured by impulse oscillometry (IOS) while awake. Twenty subjects without OSAS served as controls (group I), and 20 patients with moderate or severe eucapnic OSAS (group II) and another eight hypercapnic severe OSAS patients (group III) were studied. Group II was further divided into two subgroups. Group IIa consisted of 14 subjects whose BMI was less than 35 and group IIb of six subjects whose BMI was greater than 35. All subjects also had an overnight sleep study. Oral airway resistance (AR) (including impedance (Zrs), resistance (R) and reactance (X)) was measured by impulse oscillometry (IOS) (MasterScreen IOS, VIASYS Healthcare GmbH, Germany) in the upright (seated) position and then in the supine position while awake. The results demonstrated that in both group I and group II, Zrs was normal in the sitting position. However, there was a high Zrs in the supine position for group II patients. In contrast, in group III patients, there was a high Zrs in both the sitting and supine positions. In conclusion, upper airway resistance was increased both sitting and supine in the hypercapnic OSAS patients; this would presumably increase the work of breathing and might explain why these subjects were hypercapnic while awake, while eucapnic OSAS patients and normal controls were not. Secondly, the increased upper airway resistance in the supine position in the eucapnic OSAS patients may contribute to their OSAS.
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- Ching-Chi Lin
- Chest Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Sec 2, Chung Shan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
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Kushida CA, Giacomini A, Lee MK, Guilleminault C, Dement WC. Technical protocol for the use of esophageal manometry in the diagnosis of sleep-related breathing disorders. Sleep Med 2003; 3:163-73. [PMID: 14592238 DOI: 10.1016/s1389-9457(01)00143-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A time-tested protocol for intrathoracic pressure monitoring during sleep is described. This method of esophageal manometry uses a fluid-filled catheter to measure variations in transmitted intrathoracic pressure with respiration. Esophageal manometry is an invaluable tool for the sleep specialist in the diagnosis of sleep-related breathing disorders, especially for detecting cases of upper airway resistance syndrome and for distinguishing subtle central apneas from obstructive events. The methods for scoring esophageal pressure, the indications and contraindications for esophageal manometry, the use of esophageal manometry as the 'gold standard' for the measurement of respiratory effort, and directions for future research are also discussed.
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- Clete A Kushida
- Stanford University Center of Excellence for Sleep Disorders, 401 Quarry Road, Suite 3301, Stanford, CA 94305-5730, USA.
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Farré R, Rotger M, Montserrat JM, Calero G, Navajas D. Collapsible upper airway segment to study the obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome in rats. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2003; 136:199-209. [PMID: 12853011 DOI: 10.1016/s1569-9048(03)00082-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Animal models have been used to study the pathophysiology of the obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (SAHS). Nevertheless, in none of the models described to date have the animals been subjected to the different patterns of upper airway obstructive events (apneas, hypopneas, and inspiratory flow limitation) characterizing SAHS. Our aim was to devise and test a computer-controlled collapsible upper airway segment applicable to rats and able to realistically mimic obstructive SAHS events. The collapsible segment (total volume <2 cm(3) and a dead space of approximately 0.25 cm(3)) consisted of a Starling resistor based on a latex membrane subjected to an external pressure applied by a computer-controlled pressure source. The collapsible segment was tested in eight anaesthetized and tracheostomized rats. The upper airway segment allowed us to induce obstructive apneas and hypopneas with flow and inspiratory effort waveforms similar to the ones observed in patients with SAHS. This collapsible upper airway segment may be a useful tool to implement a rat model of SAHS.
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- Ramon Farré
- Unitat de Biofísica i Bioenginyeria, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Casanova 143, E-08036, Barcelona, Spain.
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Automatic positive airway pressure devices are the most technologically advanced positive airway pressure devices available for use in OSA. Although heterogeneous, they have in common the ability to detect and respond to changes in upper airway resistance. Data cannot necessarily be extrapolated from one device to another, and the field is rapidly advancing. Most studies of APAP have been performed in a supervised setting, or patients have been carefully selected to have a high likelihood of OSA uncomplicated by disorders such as alveolar hypoventilation or central apnea or technical problems such as mask leaks. Studies of APAP for the diagnosis of OSA have shown that APAP can diagnose severe OSA effectively, but the diagnosis of mild-moderate OSA is less reliable. APAP devices also can be effective therapy for selected patients with OSA, with overall similar results to conventional fixed CPAP in terms of respiratory disturbances, sleep quality, nocturnal oxygenation, and daytime sleepiness and performance, with less known or other long-term outcomes. In most studies, mean treatment pressures are lower, without change in side effect profile. Compliance and preference with APAP are similar to or somewhat better than CPAP in most studies. APAP also can be used in an attended setting to titrate an effective pressure for use in long-term conventional CPAP therapy, also with similar results to CPAP in many patients. APAP devices are more expensive than CPAP devices, but the cost may be outweighed if a group of patients who can be diagnosed, treated, or titrated safely in the unattended setting can be identified. Although diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms for APAP have been proposed, the best candidates for this modality must be defined better.
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- Francoise J Roux
- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, Post Office Box 208057, New Haven, CT 06520-8057, USA.
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Harms R, Graetz B, Schöller B. Identifying respiratory events and artifacts using oscillatory impedance measurement in aPAP therapy. BIOMED ENG-BIOMED TE 2003; 47 Suppl 1 Pt 1:313-4. [PMID: 12451850 DOI: 10.1515/bmte.2002.47.s1a.313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Constant positive airway pressure (cPAP) is the predominant noninvasive therapy for the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). The average pressure thereby applied can be reduced by online-identification of respiratory events. Oscillatory impedance measurement as an indicator for airway patency can identify central and obstructive apneas and hypopneas. Our goal was to reduce the sensors needed, to auto-calibrate the signals to each individual patient and to rule out patient induced artifacts.
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- R Harms
- Weinmann Geräte für Medizin und Arbeitsschutz GmbH+Co., Hamburg.
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Ficker JH, Clarenbach CF, Neukirchner C, Fuchs FS, Wiest GH, Schahin SP, Harsch IA, Hahn EG. Auto-CPAP therapy based on the forced oscillation technique. BIOMED ENG-BIOMED TE 2003; 48:68-72. [PMID: 12701337 DOI: 10.1515/bmte.2003.48.3.68] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Autoadjusting CPAP devices (APAP) are designed to continuously adjust the positive pressure to the required levels, and thus increase treatment quality and patient compliance. The results of APAP treatment strongly depend on the control mechanism of the respective APAP device. In agreement with other working groups, we have recently shown that the forced oscillation technique (FOT) is capable of detecting incipient upper airway obstruction prior to physiological reactions such as the onset of increasing esophageal pressure swings or microarousals. Therefore we studied efficacy and acceptance of a novel APAP device controlled exclusively by FOT. 100 consecutive patients with OSAS confirmed by polysomnography (mean AHI 47.9 +/- 22.6) and daytime sleepiness (Epworth sleepiness scale, ESS 12.6 +/- 3.9) were randomized to either APAP treatment (n = 50) or conventional CPAP treatment (n = 50). Polysomnographies were performed at the second treatment night and subjective sleepiness (modified ESS) was established in the morning. The respiratory disturbance was largely normalized in both treatment groups in the second treatment night (AHI 4.7 +/- 5.3 vs. 3.7 +/- 3.4; n.s.). Both groups showed largely improved sleep profiles and had markedly reduced ESS-scores (6.6 +/- 3.6 vs. 7.0 +/- 3.4; n.s.). The mean treatment pressure during APAP was significantly lower than during CPAP treatment (6.0 +/- 2.0 vs. 9.0 +/- 1.8 mbar; p < 0.001). There were no significant differences between APAP and CPAP treatment in any parameter of efficacy or acceptance. APAP treatment with this device controlled exclusively by FOT is well accepted by the patients and permits an adequate treatment of OSAS without the need for invidiual CPAP titration.
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- J H Ficker
- Medical Department 1, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
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Lemes LNA, Melo PL. Forced oscillation technique in the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome: identification of respiratory events and nasal continuous positive airway pressure titration. Physiol Meas 2003; 24:11-25. [PMID: 12636184 DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/24/1/302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Sleep breathing disorders (SBD) are related to obstructions resulting from repetitive narrowing and closure of the pharyngeal airway. Their diagnoses and treatment are critically dependent on an accurate identification of and discrimination between types of respiratory events. However, these disorders have been diagnosed using indirect or invasive measurements, which resulted in serious doubts concerning the correct evaluation of breathing events. The forced oscillation technique (FOT) has recently been suggested as a clinical tool able to accurately and non-invasively quantify respiratory obstruction during sleep. The present study investigates the morphology of the impedance signal during different sleep respiratory events and evaluates the ability of impedance measurements in providing adequate nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) titration. The results evidenced characteristic patterns in impedance signal morphology that are useful in the identification and classification of abnormal respiratory events. Moreover, significantly higher impedance values were obtained during apnoea and hypopnoea events when compared with normal values (p < 0.01). Studies using impedance measurements to adjust nCPAP showed a significant reduction (p < 0.01) of abnormal respiratory events, and a consequent normalization of the patients. These findings support the use of the FOT as a versatile clinic diagnostic tool helping SBD diagnosis and treatment.
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- Lucas N A Lemes
- Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory, Institute of Biology and Faculty of Engineering, and Microcirculation Research Laboratory, Institute of Biology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Bijaoui EL, Champagne V, Baconnier PF, Kimoff RJ, Bates JHT. Mechanical properties of the lung and upper airways in patients with sleep-disordered breathing. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2002; 165:1055-61. [PMID: 11956044 DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.165.8.2107144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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We studied the changes in lung and upper airway mechanics in adult human subjects with obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) during wakefulness, sleep, and at arousal from sleep. We used two numerical methods that we have previously developed specifically for dealing with inspiratory flow limitation during sleep: the modified Mead-Whittenberger method, and information-weighted histograms obtained using recursive least squares. Full polysomnography including esophageal pressure and airflow measurements was performed in seven men with OSAHS (respiratory disturbance index: 55.8 +/- 23.2 events/h). Pharyngeal pressure was recorded in four of the subjects to partition lung mechanics into its upper airway and lower lung components. Both techniques showed that total lung resistance and elastance increased significantly (p < 0.05) during obstructed breathing and that this increase was reversed at the end of the obstruction. The partitioning of mechanics showed that upper airway collapse was primarily responsible for the increase in lung resistance. Our results suggest that OSAHS may lead to transient abnormalities in the recruitment of lung units and the gas exchanging capacity of the lungs.
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- Eve L Bijaoui
- Meakins-Christie Laboratories, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Steltner H, Staats R, Timmer J, Vogel M, Guttmann J, Matthys H, Christian Virchow J. Diagnosis of sleep apnea by automatic analysis of nasal pressure and forced oscillation impedance. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2002; 165:940-4. [PMID: 11934718 DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.165.7.2106018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Detecting and differentiating central and obstructive respiratory events is an important aspect of the diagnosis of sleep-related breathing disorders with respect to the choice of an appropriate treatment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of a new algorithm for automated detection and classification of apneas and hypopneas, compared with visual analysis of standard polysomnographic signals. The algorithm is based on time series analysis of nasal mask pressure and a forced oscillation signal related to mechanical respiratory input impedance, measured at a frequency of 20 Hz throughout the night. The method was applied to all-night measurements on 19 subjects. Two experts in sleep medicine independently scored the corresponding simultaneously recorded polysomnographic signals. Evaluating the agreement between two scorers by a weighted kappa statistic on a second-by-second basis, we found that inter-expert variability and the discrepancy between automatic analysis and visual analysis performed by an expert were not significantly different. Implementation of this algorithm in a device for home monitoring of breathing during sleep might aid in the differential diagnosis of sleep-related breathing disorders and/or as a means for follow-up and treatment control.
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- Holger Steltner
- Center for Data Analysis and Modeling, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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Pilz K, Thalhofer S, Meissner P, Dorow P. Improvement of CPAP Therapy by a Self-Adjusting System. Sleep Breath 2002; 4:169-172. [PMID: 11894203 DOI: 10.1007/s11325-000-0169-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The first generation of Auto CPAP devices caused respiratory arousal by apnoes, hypopnoeas, incomplete obstructions and pressurechanges. The new, second generation of CPAP devices which is based on forced oscillation technique will change the pressure with slower velocity and before the respiratory arousal reaction will occur (1, 9, 10). Fifty patients with severe sleep apnoea (AHI 66+/-26 /h) were treated with both, constant- CPAP (continous positive airway pressure) or Auto CPAP under polysomnographic control in a randomised order. The Auto CPAP based on forced oscillation technique reduced the number of apnoeas and hypopnoeas as did most of the other Auto CPAP systems to AHI 2.5+/-5.9 /h (p<0.05). In comparison to Auto CPAP of the first generation it also decreased the number of respiratory arousal reactions caused by apnoeas and hypopnoeas. However there is still a significant difference to number of arousal detected with constant CPAP (p<0.01). In conclusion although the new generation of Auto CPAP reduced the number of respiratory arousals compared to first generation, we did not find a therapeutical benefit for patients with severe SAS.
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- Katrin Pilz
- DRK Hospital Mark Brandenburg, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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This review summarizes current clinical use of the forced oscillation technique (FOT) for analysis of lung function. It presents an intuitive approach to FOT pattern recognition for interpretation of results in human subjects, and the view that FOT is now well established and, clinically, eminently useful in patients with airflow obstruction. The focus of this review is on findings that relate directly to clinical utility, with less emphasis on theoretical mechanisms. The major thrust for clinical application of FOT derives from a number of European clinical research centers. Farre and Navajas and their colleagues in Barcelona, Harf and the Lorinos and their coworkers in Paris, Peslin and Duvivier and their coworkers in Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, Pride and coworkers in London, and Van de Woestijne, Clement, Demedts, Landser, Van Noord, and their colleagues in Leuven have essentially been responsible for clinical development of FOT over the past 25 years. Publishing space does not permit an exhaustive listing of the many contributions of these investigators, but it is intended that the present review will provide a useful infrastructure from which the reader may progress to other research citations as desired.
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Montserrat JM, Farré R, Navajas D. New technologies to detect static and dynamic upper airway obstruction during sleep. Sleep Breath 2001; 5:193-206. [PMID: 11868159 DOI: 10.1007/s11325-001-0193-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2022]
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Increase in upper airway resistance is the main patho-physiological feature in the obstructive breathing disorders during sleep. Upper airway events may be divided into two main groups: static obstruction (apneas) and dynamic obstruction (hypopneas, flow limitation, and snoring). This classification is useful to provide better information about the patho-physiological mechanisms of obstruction and to better define the diagnostic tools necessary for detecting abnormal respiratory events during sleep. Detection of dynamic obstruction requires sensors with a good frequency response. As thermistors have a poor dynamic response, they are not efficient in detecting the dynamic obstruction but are good enough to detect static obstruction. Nasal prongs (NP) connected a to pressure transducer and the impedance signal measured by the forced oscillation technique (FOT) are relatively new tools to noninvasively investigate dynamic upper airflow obstruction during sleep. FOT provides a direct index of the magnitude of airway obstruction and, therefore, of the upper airway patency, even under conditions of no flow (apneas). NP are aimed at assessing flow. Thus, both techniques have a different scope. The main advantages of NP are that they are easy to use and do not require sophisticated technology, while FOT needs a more complex instrumentation. For clinical routine studies NP are probably the best and simplest method for assessing the different respiratory events during sleep. However, FOT would be particularly useful in selected applications such as assessing upper airway patency in some central apneas; interpreting the irregular pattern of breathing during REM sleep; in better characterizing the inspiratory flow-limited breaths classified as intermediate; and in studying upper airway mechanics.
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- J M Montserrat
- Servei de Pneumologia i Allèrgia Respiratòria, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Randerath WJ, David M, Feldmeyer F, Galetke W, Ruhle KH. Automatic CPAP Based on Impedance - Comparison of Constant CPAP with an Individual Pressure Range. Vergleich von konstantem CPAP und impedanzgesteuerter automatischer Positivdruck-Therapie mit individueller Druckspanne. SOMNOLOGIE 2001. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-054x.2001.01155.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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MacLeod D, Birch M. Respiratory input impedance measurement: forced oscillation methods. Med Biol Eng Comput 2001; 39:505-16. [PMID: 11712646 DOI: 10.1007/bf02345140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The paper reviews how forced oscillation techniques (FOT) for measuring respiratory input impedance Zrs,in have recently been used in clinical applications. Zrs,in is clinically relevant, as it provides data on both the resistive, Rrs, and nonresistive, Xrs, components of the respiratory system. Additionally, when excitatory test signals extending into low- (<4 Hz) or high-frequency (>100 Hz) ranges are used, reliable partitioning of lung tissue from airway components is feasible. Adult and paediatric studies examining the use of Zrs,in for routine lung-function assessment, sleep and mechanical ventilation are reviewed. For clinicians, Zrs,in repeatable and sensitive to airway resistance. It is helpful for assessing unco-operative and severely obstructed patients, for monitoring mechanics during artificial ventilation and for tracking airway closure during sleep studies. For paediatricians, longitudinal studies of the growth and development of the respiratory system can also be made using Zrs,in. Forced oscillation techniques, however, require further standardisation, and Zrs,in is limited by upper-airway shunt artifacts. In conclusion, measurement of Zrs,in using FOT is an important and sophisticated non-invasive lung-function test, showing good potential for future clinical applications.
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- D MacLeod
- University Hospital Aintree, Aintree Chest Centre, Liverpool, UK.
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Arruda LK, Ferriani VP, Vailes LD, Pomés A, Chapman MD. Cockroach allergens: environmental distribution and relationship to disease. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2001; 1:466-73. [PMID: 11892074 DOI: 10.1007/s11882-001-0035-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cockroach allergy has been recognized as an important cause of asthma. Exposure to high levels of cockroach allergens in the home is a major risk factor for symptoms in sensitized individuals. Previously identified allergens from Blatella germanica and Periplaneta americana include Bla g 2 (inactive aspartic proteinase), Bla g 4 (calycin), Bla g 5 (glutathione-S-transferase), Bla g 6 (troponin), the Group 1 cross-reactive allergens Bla g 1 and Per a 1, Per a 3 (arylphorin), and Per a 7 (tropomyosin). The primary site of cockroach allergen accumulation is the kitchen. However, lower levels of allergen can be found in bedding, on the bedroom floor, and in sofa dust. Strategies for decreasing exposure to cockroach have been investigated. The results suggest that a sustained decrease in cockroach allergen levels is difficult to accomplish, even after successful extermination of cockroach populations. The use of recombinant cockroach allergens may lead to the development of new approaches to asthma treatment in the future.
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- L K Arruda
- Departmento Biologia Celular e Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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Farré R, Mancini M, Rotger M, Ferrer M, Roca J, Navajas D. Oscillatory resistance measured during noninvasive proportional assist ventilation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001; 164:790-4. [PMID: 11549534 DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.164.5.2102049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Setting proportional assist ventilation (PAV) requires the measurement of patient resistance and elastance. To avoid patient sedation/paralysis or the use of an esophageal balloon, noninvasive PAV is indirectly set by the "runaway" method or in accordance with patient comfort. The aim of this study was to ascertain whether the forced oscillation technique (FOT) applied by the ventilator during noninvasive PAV is useful in assessing patient respiratory resistance. Nasal PAV was applied to 14 patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. During PAV a modified ventilator applied a 5-Hz pressure oscillation to noninvasively assess FOT resistance (Rrs). Lung resistance (RL) was measured in seven of the patients by using an esophageal balloon. Moreover, measurements were also performed in five of the patients when PAV was applied through the mouth. Rrs was close to RL both during nasal (Rrs = 8.9 +/- 3.1, RL = 9.0 +/- 2.6; cm H(2)O x s/L; n = 7, p > 0.05) and mouth (Rrs = 5.6 +/- 2.1, RL = 5.8 +/- 1.4; cm H(2)O x s/L; n = 5, p > 0.05) breathing. Rrs was slightly greater than the maximum value of flow assistance applied during the setting of PAV (FAmax): 11.1 +/- 5.4 and 9.5 +/- 2.9 cm H(2)O x s/L, respectively (n = 14, p > 0.05), both variables being significantly correlated (r = 0.72, p < 0.05). FOT applied by the PAV ventilator allowed the assessment of patient resistance. These results suggest that FOT could be useful in setting PAV flow assistance and in automatically and continuously updating this setting in accordance with patient resistance.
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- R Farré
- Unitat de Biofísica i Bioenginyeria, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Badia JR, Farré R, Rigau J, Uribe ME, Navajas D, Montserrat JM. Forced oscillation measurements do not affect upper airway muscle tone or sleep in clinical studies. Eur Respir J 2001; 18:335-9. [PMID: 11529293 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.01.00085001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Upper airway obstruction in the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS) can be easily assessed by measuring respiratory impedance with the forced oscillation technique (FOT). This methodology has been proposed as a useful clinical tool both for the diagnosis of sleep breathing disorders and for continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) titration. However, previous studies suggest that the application of high-frequency pressure oscillation to the upper airway may induce changes in the electroencephalogram (EEG) or upper airway muscle function. The effect of FOT measurements on upper airway muscle tone and EEG in clinical sleep studies was examined. Seven patients with moderate SAHS were included (age: 54+/-11 yrs; apnoea/hypopnoea index: 43+/-21 events x h(-1); body mass index: 30+/-2 kg x m(-2)). Genioglossus surface electromyogram activity (EMGgg) and EEG signal were analysed with and without FOT application (frequency: 5 Hz and 30 Hz; peak-to-peak pressure oscillation: 1 cmH2O) during stable sleep. Measurements were carried out in two different situations. Step 1: applying FOT during episodes of obstructive events or flow limitation; and step 2: during prolonged periods of normal breathing at optimal CPAP. The root mean square of EMGgg activity and fast Fourier analysis (alpha and delta bands) of the EEG signal were performed. The application of FOT did not increase EMGgg activity in any of the situations studied. In addition, no evidence of the effects on EEG was found: alpha/delta relationship: awake:0.70, baseline sleep:0.13, FOT(5 Hz):0.18, FOT(30 Hz):0.11. The presented results suggest that the use of forced oscillation technique over the ranges of frequency and amplitude proposed for clinical sleep studies does not induce changes in upper airway muscle activity and neurological variables in patients with sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome.
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- J R Badia
- Servei de Pneumologia i Allèrgia Respiratòria, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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Thurnheer R, Wraith PK, Douglas NJ. Influence of age and gender on upper airway resistance in NREM and REM sleep. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2001; 90:981-8. [PMID: 11181609 DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2001.90.3.981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The prevalence of irregular breathing during sleep is age and gender dependent, but the reason for this is unknown. This study tested the hypothesis that older men have a greater sleep-related increase in respiratory resistance. In 48 healthy subjects, 12 in each of four groups of younger and older men and women, airway resistance was measured during wakefulness and sleep using a mask, pneumotachograph, and catheter-mounted pressure sensors. Total respiratory resistance and total "low-flow," and "high-flow" oropharyngeal resistance were analyzed from 170,000 breaths, high flow being at rates above 50% maximal inspiratory flow. High-flow oropharyngeal and total respiratory resistance increased during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep in all groups but not low-flow resistance. Total respiratory resistance increased from 12 +/- 1.2 cmH(2)O. l(-1). s(-1) awake to 16.2 +/- 2.4 in NREM sleep in young men, from 22.8 +/- 3.6 to 33.6 +/- 5.4 in young women, from 18 +/- 3 to 34.8 +/- 4.8 in older men, and from 26.6. +/- 4.2 to 34.2 +/- 6 in older women. The percentage of change in total respiratory resistance from awake to NREM sleep was not different between age groups or genders. We conclude that there are no major age or gender differences in the changes in airway resistance with sleep in normal subjects.
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- R Thurnheer
- Respiratory Medicine Unit, The University of Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh EH3 9YW, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Randerath WJ, Schraeder O, Galetke W, Feldmeyer F, Rühle KH. Autoadjusting CPAP therapy based on impedance efficacy, compliance and acceptance. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001; 163:652-7. [PMID: 11254519 DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.163.3.2006168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Constant continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the treatment of choice for the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). To enable the pressure to be matched more accurately to actual requirements, and thus increase patient acceptance, an autoadjusting device based on the measurement of upper airway impedance was developed (APAP(FOT)). We investigated the efficacy and compliance in continuous use at home. Fifty-two patients were treated (randomized crossover) with CPAP and APAP(FOT) for 6 wk each. Respiratory disturbances, sleep profile, and arousals improved significantly with both modes (AHI: baseline, 35.1 +/- 26/h; APAP(FOT), 5.0 +/- 5.2; CPAP, 4.3 +/- 6.3; p < 0.001 baseline versus each mode). The mean pressure with APAP(FOT) was significantly reduced as compared with CPAP (CPAP, 7.8 +/- 1.5 cm H2O; APAP(FOT), 5.7 +/- 1.8 cm H2O; p < 0.001). Under APAP(FOT) the pressure was lower than that under CPAP for 81.5 +/- 21% of the time. Although overall use did not differ, 75% of the patients preferred APAP(FOT) for home treatment. We conclude that APAP(FOT) is as efficacious as constant CPAP in the treatment of OSAS. The treatment pressure can be reduced significantly, and sleep microstructure improved with APAP(FOT). These might be the reasons for patient preference of automatic therapy.
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- W J Randerath
- Klinik Ambrock, Department of Pneumology, Allergology and Sleep Medicine, University Witten/Herdecke, Germany.
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Montserrat JM, Farré R, Navajas D. Automatic continuous positive airway pressure devices for the treatment of sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome. Sleep Med 2001; 2:95-98. [PMID: 11226858 DOI: 10.1016/s1389-9457(01)00083-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- J M. Montserrat
- Sleep Unit, Pneumology, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, C/Villarroel 170, 08034, Barcelona, Spain
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Farré R, Rigau J, Montserrat JM, Ballester E, Navajas D. Evaluation of a simplified oscillation technique for assessing airway obstruction in sleep apnoea. Eur Respir J 2001; 17:456-61. [PMID: 11405525 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.01.17304560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The forced oscillation technique (FOT) is a noninvasive method that is useful for assessing airway obstruction and for titrating continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with sleep apnoea. The aim was to evaluate the routine applicability of a simplified FOT set-up based on recording pressure and flow at the level of the CPAP device, i.e. obviating the need for connecting the transducers to the nasal mask. A correction to account for the tubing and the exhaust port was applied. This simplified FOT was evaluated on nine patients with moderate or severe sleep apnoea during routine CPAP titration. Patient impedance measured by the simplified FOT ([Z]) was compared with actual patient impedance ([Zrs]) measured simultaneously with a reference FOT based on recording pressure and flow at the nasal mask. An excellent agreement was found between [Z] and [Zrs] over the wide range of airway obstruction explored (4.8-72.1 cmH2O x s x L(-1)): [Z] = [Zrs] x 0.86 + 1.3 cmH2O x s x L(-1) (r = 0.99). Moreover, the simplified and the conventional FOT settings detected the same respiratory events during sleep. These results demonstrate that this simplified FOT is applicable for measuring airway obstruction during routine sleep studies in patients with sleep apnoea.
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- R Farré
- Unitat de Biofisica i Bioenginyeria, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
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Randerath WJ, Galetke W, David M, Siebrecht H, Sanner B, Rühle KH. Prospective randomized comparison of impedance-controlled auto-continuous positive airway pressure (APAP(FOT)) with constant CPAP. Sleep Med 2001; 2:115-124. [PMID: 11226860 DOI: 10.1016/s1389-9457(00)00048-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Background: The measurement of impedance permits reliable detection of obstructive apneas, hypopneas and upper airways resistance syndrome.Objective: To establish whether impedance-controlled self-adjusting positive airway pressure therapy (APAP(FOT)) is equally as good as constant continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in the treatment of sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).Methods: Twenty men and five women with OSAS (age 52.8+/-9.0 years, body mass index (BMI) 31.4+/-5.0 kg/m(2), AHI 32.2+/-18.1/h (mean+/-SD)) underwent baseline polysomnography, manual CPAP titration and two nights of treatment, one with APAP(FOT), one with constant CPAP.Results: With both modes, a significant reduction in respiratory disturbances was seen (apnea/hypopnea index (AHI) baseline 32.2+/-18.1/h, constant CPAP 6.6+/-8.7, APAP(FOT) 5.5+/-3.8/h, P<0.001 baseline vs. each treatment mode). Under APAP(FOT), the sleep profile was normalized (S3/4 baseline 16.3+/-13.9% total sleep time (TST), APAP(FOT) 21.6+/-10.9% TST, P<0.05, rapid eye movement (REM) 14.2+/-6.7% TST vs. 20.3+/-7.3% TST, P<0.01), while with constant CPAP, a tendency towards improvement was found. The mean treatment pressure with APAP(FOT) was significantly lower than the constant CPAP (5.7+/-2.1 vs. 8.3+/-1.6 mbar, P<0.001).Conclusion: We conclude that APAP(FOT) is at least as effective as constant CPAP in normalizing sleep and breathing in OSAS.
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- W J. Randerath
- Department of Pneumology, Allergology and Sleep Medicine, Klinik Ambrock, University Witten/Herdecke, Ambrocker Weg 60, D-58091, Hagen, Germany
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Farré R, Rigau J, Montserrat JM, Ballester E, Navajas D. Relevance of linearizing nasal prongs for assessing hypopneas and flow limitation during sleep. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001; 163:494-7. [PMID: 11179129 DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.163.2.2006058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Respiratory disturbances in patients with the sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) may be detected by means of nasal prongs (NP) pressure (PNP). Nevertheless, PNP is nonlinearly related to flow (V). Our aim was to demonstrate the relevance of linearizing P NP for assessing hypopneas and flow limitation in SAHS. V was measured with a pneumotachograph during the hypopneas and flow limitation events in a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) titration in six patients with severe SAHS. These flow patterns were reproduced by a flow generator through an analog of the nares and recorded by NP. PNP was linearized [V NP = (PNP)1/2] by a specially designed analog circuit. For each event we used V, P NP, and V NP to compute the hypopnea flow amplitude (HFA) and a flow limitation index (FLI). Owing to NP nonlinearity, PNP considerably misestimated HFA and FLI. By contrast, V NP provided HFA and FLI values that were very close to those obtained from V: HFA (V NP) = 1.098. HFA(V) - 0.063 (r2 = 0.98) and FLI(V NP) = 1.044. FLI(V) + 0.004 (r2 = 0.99). Square-root linearization of NP greatly increases the accuracy of quantifying hypopneas and flow limitation. This procedure, which could be readily carried out in routine practice by means of the analog circuit we developed, is of interest in optimizing the assessment of respiratory sleep disturbances in SAHS.
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- R Farré
- Unitat de Biofísica i Bioenginyeria, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona and Institut de Pneumologia, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain.
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Navajas D, Farré R. Forced oscillation assessment of respiratory mechanics in ventilated patients. Crit Care 2001; 5:3-9. [PMID: 11178220 PMCID: PMC137264 DOI: 10.1186/cc972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2000] [Revised: 10/24/2000] [Accepted: 10/28/2000] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The forced oscillation technique (FOT) is a method for non-invasively assessing respiratory mechanics that is applicable both in paralysed and non-paralysed patients. As the FOT requires a minimal modification of the conventional ventilation setting and does not interfere with the ventilation protocol, the technique is potentially useful to monitor patient mechanics during invasive and noninvasive ventilation. FOT allows the assessment of the respiratory system linearity by measuring resistance and reactance at different lung volumes or end-expiratory pressures. Moreover, FOT allows the physician to track the changes in patient mechanics along the ventilation cycle. Applying FOT at different frequencies may allow the physician to interpret patient mechanics in terms of models with pathophysiological interest. The current methodological and technical experience make possible the implementation of portable and compact computerised FOT systems specifically addressed to its application in the mechanical ventilation setting.
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- D Navajas
- Unitat de Biofisica i Bioenginyeria, Facultat de Medicina, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
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MELO PEDROLOPESDE, WERNECK MARCELOMARTINS, GIANNELLA-NETO ANTONIO. Avaliação de mecânica ventilatória por oscilações forçadas: fundamentos e aplicações clínicas. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2000. [DOI: 10.1590/s0102-35862000000400007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Requerendo apenas cooperação passiva e fornecendo novos parâmetros para análise da mecânica ventilatória, a técnica de oscilações forçadas (TOF) apresenta características complementares aos métodos clássicos de avaliação pulmonar. Neste trabalho, inicialmente é apresentada uma revisão dos princípios da técnica juntamente com uma discussão sobre suas vantagens e atuais limitações. A performance da técnica é comparada com a dos métodos clássicos na detecção de afecções respiratórias. As principais aplicações clínicas reportadas anteriormente na literatura, incluindo a avaliação da mecânica ventilatória infantil, estudos em neonatos, monitorização de pacientes sob ventilação mecânica, medicina ocupacional e avaliação de distúrbios no sono, são revisadas e discutidas. Com base na revisão efetuada e nos resultados obtidos em estudos efetuados em laboratório, os autores concluem que a TOF pode contribuir para um exame mais detalhado, assim como para facilitar a realização de testes de função pulmonar em condições nas quais as técnicas tradicionais não são adequadas.
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Badia JR, Farré RO, John Kimoff R, Ballester E, Hernández L, Rotger M, Navajas D, Montserrat JM. Clinical application of the forced oscillation technique for CPAP titration in the sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1999; 160:1550-4. [PMID: 10556119 DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.160.5.9902085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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We have previously demonstrated that upper airway obstruction in sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) can be accurately assessed in real-time by measuring respiratory impedance (|Z|) with the forced oscillation technique (FOT). The aims of the present study were: (1) to determine the feasibility of identifying the optimal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for patients with SAHS based on analysis of the |Z| signal during conventional polysomnographic CPAP titration studies; and (2) to evaluate practical issues involved in the application of FOT during CPAP titration. We performed CPAP titration in 28 patients with SAHS during polysomnography (PSG) (14 nap and 14 full overnight studies) using a FOT system applied continuously to obtain an on-line measurement of |Z|. FOT was easily implemented and was well-tolerated by the patients. Optimal CPAP levels were determined both in the conventional manner from the standard PSG titration record and during a separate blinded analysis using the FOT signal alone. The mean conventional versus FOT-based optimal CPAP values were similar for both nap studies (10.6 +/- 0.6 [mean +/- SEM] versus 11.1 +/- 0.6 cm H(2)O, respectively, p = 0. 054) and overnight studies (9.9 +/- 0.7 versus 9.9 +/- 0.6 cm H(2)O, respectively, p = 1.00). Subsequent analysis of the PSG record with the FOT signal incorporated demonstrated that artefacts in the |Z| tracing occurred during mask leak, mouth breathing, and movement during arousal. Such abnormalities were readily identified from the flow tracing. These results indicate that, for adequate interpretation, the tracing and values of respiratory impedance obtained by FOT should be evaluated in conjunction with the flow signal. Continuous FOT-guided CPAP titration is feasible and may be a useful adjunct during manual titration. FOT could also potentially serve as the basis for automated CPAP in SAHS.
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- J R Badia
- Servei de Pneumologia i Al.lèrgia Respiratòria, Departament de Medicina, Hospital Clínic, Laboratori de Biofísica i Bioenginyeria, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Randerath WJ, Parys K, Feldmeyer F, Sanner B, Rühle KH. Self-adjusting nasal continuous positive airway pressure therapy based on measurement of impedance: A comparison of two different maximum pressure levels. Chest 1999; 116:991-9. [PMID: 10531164 DOI: 10.1378/chest.116.4.991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVE Automatic titration using the forced oscillation technique (FOT) has recently been developed for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). So far, it is not known if therapy with automatic nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) using a preset upper pressure limitation or a free range (which might lead to higher mean pressure) is preferable with regard to obstructive events, sleep stages, and pressure characteristics. DESIGN After diagnostic polysomnography, patients were randomly assigned to two settings with the self-adjusting nCPAP (APAP) device based on the FOT. In mode 1, the pressure variation ranged from 4 to 15.5 cm H(2)O, and in mode 2, the pressure variation ranged from 4 cm H(2)O to an individual upper pressure limit. PATIENTS Eleven men, aged 53.0 +/- 6.8 years with a body mass index of 32.4 +/- 5.1 kg/m(2) and an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) of 31.6 +/- 26.6/h. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS Manually titrated pressure was at 9.3 +/- 2.1 cm H(2)O, the mean pressure in mode 1 was 5.4 +/- 1.0 cm H(2)O (p < 0.01), and the mean pressure in mode 2 was 5.1 +/- 0.7 cm H(2)O (p < 0.01). A reduction of respiratory events (baseline AHI, 31.6 +/- 26.6/h; AHI in mode 1, 3.4 +/- 4.5; AHI in mode 2, 5.0 +/- 7.2; each with p < 0.001) and an increase in the "rapid eye movement" stage of sleep (baseline, 13.0 +/- 5.5%; mode 1, 22.0 +/- 7.7 [p < 0. 05]; mode 2, 23.0 +/- 7.9 [p < 0.01]) were achieved. In mode 1, the mean pressure was below the manual pressure 91.7 +/- 9.3% of the time, and in mode 2, the mean pressure was below the manual pressure 90.4 +/- 6.3% of the time. The manual pressure was exceeded by 5.5 +/- 7.4% (mode 1) and by 5.2 +/- 3.1% (mode 2). CONCLUSION We conclude that nCPAP therapy based on the FOT permits the adequate treatment of OSAS with significantly lower pressure than manually titrated nCPAP therapy does. A presetting of an upper pressure limit has no advantage compared to free range.
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- W J Randerath
- Clinic Ambrock, Clinic for Pneumology, Allergology and Sleep Medicine , Hagen, Germany
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