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Cruz AF, Herrmann J, Carvalho CRR, Kaczka DW. A comparison of endotracheal tube compensation techniques for the measurement of respiratory mechanical impedance at low frequencies. J Clin Monit Comput 2022; 36:1461-1477. [PMID: 34910285 PMCID: PMC9198108 DOI: 10.1007/s10877-021-00788-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Measurement of respiratory impedance ([Formula: see text]) in intubated patients requires accurate compensation for pressure losses across the endotracheal tube (ETT). In this study, we compared time-domain (TD), frequency-domain (FD) and combined time-/frequency-domain (FT) methods for ETT compensation. We measured total impedance ([Formula: see text]) of a test lung in series with three different ETT sizes, as well as in three intubated porcine subjects. Pressure measurement at the distal end of the ETT was used to determine the true [Formula: see text]. For TD compensation, pressure distal to the ETT was obtained based on its resistive and inertial properties, and the corresponding [Formula: see text] was estimated. For FD compensation, impedance of the isolated ETT was obtained from oscillatory flow and pressure waveforms, and then subtracted from [Formula: see text]. For TF compensation, the nonlinear resistive properties of the ETT were subtracted from the proximal pressure measurement, from which the linear resistive and inertial ETT properties were removed in the frequency-domain to obtain [Formula: see text]. The relative root mean square error between the actual and estimated [Formula: see text] ([Formula: see text]) showed that TD compensation yielded the least accurate estimates of [Formula: see text] for the in vitro experiments, with small deviations observed at higher frequencies. The FD and TF compensations yielded estimates of [Formula: see text] with similar accuracies. For the porcine subjects, no significant differences were observed in [Formula: see text] across compensation methods. FD and TF compensation of the ETT may allow for accurate oscillometric estimates of [Formula: see text] in intubated subjects, while avoiding the difficulties associated with direct tracheal pressure measurement.
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- Andrea F Cruz
- Laboratorio de Pneumologia LIM-09, Disciplina de Pneumologia, Heart Institute (Incor), Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Anesthesia, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Laboratorio de Pneumologia LIM-09, Disciplina de Pneumologia, Heart Institute (Incor), Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Anesthesia, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
- Department of Radiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
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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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Ionescu CM, Copot D. Monitoring respiratory impedance by wearable sensor device: Protocol and methodology. Biomed Signal Process Control 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bspc.2017.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Dellaca' RL, Veneroni C, Farre' R. Trends in mechanical ventilation: are we ventilating our patients in the best possible way? Breathe (Sheff) 2017; 13:84-98. [PMID: 28620428 PMCID: PMC5467868 DOI: 10.1183/20734735.007817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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This review addresses how the combination of physiology, medicine and engineering principles contributed to the development and advancement of mechanical ventilation, emphasising the most urgent needs for improvement and the most promising directions of future development. Several aspects of mechanical ventilation are introduced, highlighting on one side the importance of interdisciplinary research for further development and, on the other, the importance of training physicians sufficiently on the technological aspects of modern devices to exploit properly the great complexity and potentials of this treatment. EDUCATIONAL AIMS To learn how mechanical ventilation developed in recent decades and to provide a better understanding of the actual technology and practice.To learn how and why interdisciplinary research and competences are necessary for providing the best ventilation treatment to patients.To understand which are the most relevant technical limitations in modern mechanical ventilators that can affect their performance in delivery of the treatment.To better understand and classify ventilation modes.To learn the classification, benefits, drawbacks and future perspectives of automatic ventilation tailoring algorithms.
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- Raffaele L Dellaca'
- Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria - DEIB, Politecnico di Milano University, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria - DEIB, Politecnico di Milano University, Milan, Italy
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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
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Mori V, Oliveira MA, Vargas MHM, da Cunha AA, de Souza RG, Pitrez PM, Moriya HT. Input respiratory impedance in mice: comparison between the flow-based and the wavetube method to perform the forced oscillation technique. Physiol Meas 2017; 38:992-1005. [PMID: 28378711 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6579/aa6b75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Objective and approach: In this study, we estimated the constant phase model (CPM) parameters from the respiratory impedance of male BALB/c mice by performing the forced oscillation technique (FOT) in a control group (n = 8) and in a murine model of asthma (OVA) (n = 10). Then, we compared the results obtained by two different methods, using a commercial equipment (flexiVent-flexiWare 7.X; SCIREQ, Montreal, Canada) (FXV) and a wavetube method equipment (Sly et al 2003 J. Appl. Physiol. 94 1460-6) (WVT). We believe that the results from different methods may not be comparable. First, we compared the results performing a two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) for the resistance, elastance and tissue damping. MAIN RESULTS We found statistically significant differences in all CPM parameters, except for resistance, when comparing Control and OVA groups. When comparing devices, we found statistically significant differences in resistance, while differences in elastance were not observed. For tissue damping, the results from WVT were observed to be higher than those from FXV. Finally, when comparing the relative variation between the CPM parameters of the Control and OVA groups in both devices, no significant differences were observed for all parameters. SIGNIFICANCE We then conclude that this assessment can compensate the effect of using different cannulas. Furthermore, tissue damping differences between groups can be compensated, since bronchoconstrictors were not used. Therefore, we believe that relative variations in the results between groups can be a comparing parameter when using different equipment without bronchoconstrictor administration.
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- V Mori
- Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Escola Politécnica, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto, travessa 3, nº 158, Predio Engenharia Elétrica, Room D2-01, ZIP 05508-900, Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil
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An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Workshop Report: Evaluation of Respiratory Mechanics and Function in the Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2016; 13:S1-11. [PMID: 26848609 DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201511-730st] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Ready access to physiologic measures, including respiratory mechanics, lung volumes, and ventilation/perfusion inhomogeneity, could optimize the clinical management of the critically ill pediatric or neonatal patient and minimize lung injury. There are many techniques for measuring respiratory function in infants and children but very limited information on the technical ease and applicability of these tests in the pediatric and neonatal intensive care unit (PICU, NICU) environments. This report summarizes the proceedings of a 2011 American Thoracic Society Workshop critically reviewing techniques available for ventilated and spontaneously breathing infants and children in the ICU. It outlines for each test how readily it is performed at the bedside and how it may impact patient management as well as indicating future areas of potential research collaboration. From expert panel discussions and literature reviews, we conclude that many of the techniques can aid in optimizing respiratory support in the PICU and NICU, quantifying the effect of therapeutic interventions, and guiding ventilator weaning and extubation. Most techniques now have commercially available equipment for the PICU and NICU, and many can generate continuous data points to help with ventilator weaning and other interventions. Technical and validation studies in the PICU and NICU are published for the majority of techniques; some have been used as outcome measures in clinical trials, but few have been assessed specifically for their ability to improve clinical outcomes. Although they show considerable promise, these techniques still require further study in the PICU and NICU together with increased availability of commercial equipment before wider incorporation into daily clinical practice.
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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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Scholz AW, Weiler N, David M, Markstaller K. Respiratory mechanics measured by forced oscillations during mechanical ventilation through a tracheal tube. Physiol Meas 2011; 32:571-83. [PMID: 21454925 DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/32/5/006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The forced oscillation technique (FOT) allows the measurement of respiratory mechanics in the intensive care setting. The aim of this study was to compare the FOT with a reference method during mechanical ventilation through a tracheal tube. The respiratory impedance spectra were measured by FOT in nine anaesthetized pigs, and resistance and compliance were estimated on the basis of a linear resistance-compliance inertance model. In comparison, resistance and compliance were quantified by the multiple linear regression analysis (LSF) of conventional ventilator waveforms to the equation of motion. The resistance of the sample was found to range from 6 to 21 cmH(2)O s l(-1) and the compliance from 12 to 32 ml cmH(2)O(-1). A Bland-Altman analysis of the resistance resulted in a sufficient agreement (bias -0.4 cmH(2)O s l(-1); standard deviation of differences 1.4 cmH(2)O s l(-1); correlation coefficient 0.93) and test-retest reliability (coefficient of variation of repeated measurements: FOT 2.1%; LSF 1.9%). The compliance, however, was poor in agreement (bias -8 ml cmH(2)O(-1), standard deviation of differences 7 ml cmH(2)O(-1), correlation coefficient 0.74) and repeatability (coefficient of variation: FOT 23%; LSF 1.7%). In conclusion, FOT provides an alternative for monitoring resistance, but not compliance, in tracheally intubated and ventilated subjects.
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- Alexander-Wigbert Scholz
- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
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Bossé D, Beaulieu A, Avoine O, Micheau P, Praud JP, Walti H. Neonatal total liquid ventilation: is low-frequency forced oscillation technique suitable for respiratory mechanics assessment? J Appl Physiol (1985) 2010; 109:501-10. [PMID: 20538848 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01042.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study aimed to implement low-frequency forced oscillation technique (LFFOT) in neonatal total liquid ventilation (TLV) and to provide the first insight into respiratory impedance under this new modality of ventilation. Thirteen newborn lambs, weighing 2.5 + or - 0.4 kg (mean + or - SD), were premedicated, intubated, anesthetized, and then placed under TLV using a specially design liquid ventilator and a perfluorocarbon. The respiratory mechanics measurements protocol was started immediately after TLV initiation. Three blocks of measurements were first performed: one during initial respiratory system adaptation to TLV, followed by two other series during steady-state conditions. Lambs were then divided into two groups before undergoing another three blocks of measurements: the first group received a 10-min intravenous infusion of salbutamol (1.5 microg x kg(-1) x min(-1)) after continuous infusion of methacholine (9 microg x kg(-1) x min(-1)), while the second group of lambs was chest strapped. Respiratory impedance was measured using serial single-frequency tests at frequencies ranging between 0.05 and 2 Hz and then fitted with a constant-phase model. Harmonic test signals of 0.2 Hz were also launched every 10 min throughout the measurement protocol. Airway resistance and inertance were starkly increased in TLV compared with gas ventilation, with a resonant frequency < or = 1.2 Hz. Resistance of 0.2 Hz and reactance were sensitive to bronchoconstriction and dilation, as well as during compliance reduction. We report successful implementation of LFFOT to neonatal TLV and present the first insight into respiratory impedance under this new modality of ventilation. We show that LFFOT is an effective tool to track respiratory mechanics under TLV.
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- Dominick Bossé
- Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Département de Pédiatrie, 3001, 12e Ave. Nord, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1H 5N4
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Sellares J, Acerbi I, Loureiro H, Dellaca RL, Ferrer M, Torres A, Navajas D, Farre R. Respiratory impedance during weaning from mechanical ventilation in a mixed population of critically ill patients. Br J Anaesth 2009; 103:828-32. [PMID: 19887532 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Worsening of respiratory mechanics during a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) has been traditionally associated with weaning failure, although this finding is based on studies with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients only. The aim of our study was to assess the course of respiratory impedance non-invasively measured by forced oscillation technique (FOT) during a successful and failed SBT in a mixed population. METHODS Thirty-four weaning trials were reported in 29 consecutive mechanically ventilated patients with different causes of initiation of ventilation. During the SBT, the patient was breathing through a conventional T-piece connected to the tracheal tube. FOT (5 Hz, +/- 1 cm H(2)O, 30 s) was applied at 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 min. Respiratory resistance (Rrs) and reactance (Xrs) were computed from pressure and flow measurements. The frequency to tidal volume ratio f/V(t) was obtained from the flow signal. At the end of the trial, patients were divided into two groups: SBT success and failure. RESULTS Mixed model analysis showed no significant differences in Rrs and Xrs over the course of the SBT, or between the success (n=16) and the failure (n=18) groups. In contrast, f/V(t) was significantly (P<0.001) higher in the failure group. CONCLUSIONS Worsening of respiratory impedance measured by FOT is not a common finding during a failed SBT in a typically heterogeneous intensive care unit population of mechanically ventilated patients.
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- J Sellares
- Servicio de Neumología, Instituto Clínico del Tórax, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona - Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universidad de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
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Bellardine CL, Ingenito EP, Hoffman A, Lopez F, Sanborn W, Suki B, Lutchen KR. Heterogeneous Airway Versus Tissue Mechanics and Their Relation to Gas Exchange Function During Mechanical Ventilation. Ann Biomed Eng 2005; 33:626-41. [PMID: 15981863 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-005-1540-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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We have advanced a commercially available ventilator (NPB840, Puritan Bennett/Tyco Healthcare, Pleasanton, CA) to deliver an Enhanced Ventilation Waveform (EVW). This EVW delivers a broadband waveform that contains discrete frequencies blended to provide a tidal breath, followed by passive exhalation. The EVW allows breath-by-breath estimates of frequency dependence of lung and total respiratory resistance (R) and elastance (E) from 0.2 to 8 Hz. We hypothesized that the EVW approach could provide continuous ventilation simultaneously with an advanced evaluation of mechanical heterogeneities under heterogeneous airway and tissue disease conditions. We applied the EVW in five sheep before and after a bronchial challenge and an oleic acid (OA) acute lung injury model. In all sheep, the EVW maintained gas exchange during and after bronchoconstriction, as well as during OA injury. Data revealed a range of disease conditions from mild to severe with heterogeneities and airway closures. Correlations were found between the arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) and the levels and frequency-dependent features of R and E that are indicative of mechanical heterogeneity and tissue disease. Lumped parameter models provided additional insight on heterogeneous airway and tissue disease. In summary, information obtained from EVW analysis can provide enhanced guidance on the efficiency of ventilator settings and on patient status during mechanical ventilation.
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- C L Bellardine
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Peták F, Babik B, Asztalos T, Hall GL, Deák ZI, Sly PD, Hantos Z. Airway and tissue mechanics in anesthetized paralyzed children. Pediatr Pulmonol 2003; 35:169-76. [PMID: 12567384 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.10252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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To estimate the mechanical properties of the airways and respiratory tissues, respiratory system impedance (Zrs) was measured with low-frequency forced oscillations in 26 anesthetized, paralyzed children (aged 3 months-10 years) undergoing surgical correction of congenital heart diseases. Zrs was determined from the signals of tracheal flow and pressure between 0.4-12 Hz before surgery at zero mean transrespiratory pressure. The pulmonary (Z(L)) and chest wall (Z(W)) components of Zrs were also determined in 5 children by measuring esophageal pressure. A model containing frequency-independent resistance (R) and inertance (I), and coefficients of tissue-damping (G) and elastance (H), was fitted to the Zrs, Z(L), and Z(W) spectra. The total respiratory parameters normalized to body weights were 82.2 +/- 8.5 (SE) hPa x sec x l(-1) x kg, 0.152 +/- 0.05 hPa x sec(2) x l(-1) x kg, 293.8 +/- 20.0 hPa. l(-1) x kg, and 1,583 +/- 65.5 hPa x l(-1) x kg, for R, I, G, and H, respectively. The measurements of Z(L) and Z(W) revealed the dominance of the lungs in R (91 +/- 4.3%) and I (109 +/- 16%), and the major contribution of the lung parenchyma to G (61 +/- 7.3%) and H (66 +/- 7.4%) of the total respiratory system. It is concluded that anesthesia-paralysis provides an ideal condition for the measurement of low-frequency forced oscillatory impedance and its partitioning into airway and tissue components in mechanically ventilated children. The separation of pulmonary and chest wall mechanics demonstrates that airway properties can be estimated appropriately from Zrs data, while the chest wall may damp the changes in parenchymal properties.
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- Ferenc Peták
- Department of Medical Informatics and Engineering, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
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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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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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Janssens JP, Nguyen MC, Herrmann FR, Michel JP. Diagostic value of respiratory impedance measurements in elderly subjects. Respir Med 2001; 95:415-22. [PMID: 11392585 DOI: 10.1053/rmed.2001.1062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Obstructive lung disease (OLD) is highly prevalent in elderly subjects but markedly under-diagnosed. Indeed, only 40-50% of hospitalized elderly patients are able to adequately perform spirometric tests. This study aimed to evaluate, in an acute-care geriatric hospital, the diagnostic value of measuring airway impedance (Zrs) by the forced oscillation technique (FOT) for: (1) identifying OLD and (2) identifying responders vs. non-responders to bronchodilators. Sixty-seven patients (aged 82+/-8 years) underwent consecutive measurement of Zrs and forced expiratory volumes before and after bronchodilators. Zrs was measured by FOT at frequencies of 4-30 Hz. Correlations, ROC curves and logistic regression models were established to determine the sensitivity (Se) and specificity (Sp) of Zrs in identifying OLD. Significant correlations were found between spirometric and Zrs measurements. The Zrs parameters yielding the best Se and Sp for detecting OLD were: Fn (resonant frequency; Se: 76%; Sp: 78%) and R0 (resistance extrapolated for a frequency of 0: Se: 76%; Sp: 74%). Using the logistic regression models, 76% of the patients were correctly classified as having OLD or not. Zrs was however not contributive in identifying responders to bronchodilators. Zrs measurements by FOT are contributive to the diagnosis of OLD in elderly hospitalized patients.
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- J P Janssens
- Department of Geriatrics, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland.
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Younes M, Kun J, Masiowski B, Webster K, Roberts D. A method for noninvasive determination of inspiratory resistance during proportional assist ventilation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001; 163:829-39. [PMID: 11282753 DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.163.4.2005063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Currently available noninvasive methods for measuring inspiratory resistance (RI) are difficult to implement or interpret during assisted mechanical ventilation on account of the confounding effect of respiratory efforts (Pmus). We propose a simple method consisting of brief reductions in airway pressure (Paw) in the early part of the inflation phase (pulse). Paw, flow (V), and volume (V) are measured at the beginning of the pulse (T (0)), at the trough of the pulse (TI) and at a point 0.1 s before T(0) (T(-1)). Equations of motion of the form [Pmus + Paw = V. K(1) + V (2). K(2) +V. E] are generated for the data at the three time points (E = elastance, K(1) and K(2) are Rohrer's constants). These three equations can be solved for K(1) and K(2) if it is arranged that the pulse has appropriate configuration and timing, and if it is assumed that DeltaPmus/Deltat is constant over the brief pulse period. The method was tested in 67 patients ventilated with proportional assist ventilation (PAV). The results were compared with those obtained using the interrupter technique during a period of controlled mechanical ventilation (CMV). RI, expressed at a standard flow of 1 L. s(-)(1), was slightly higher during PAV (16.4 +/- 4.9 versus 15.5 +/- 4.5 cm H(2)O. L(-1). s, p < 0.001). The average difference was 0.9 +/- 2.0 cm H(2)O. L(-1). s, corresponding to 5.4 +/- 12.6% of the average of RCMV and RPAV. The correlation coefficient was 0.92 (p = 8E-28) with a slope (1.01) and intercept (0.8) not significantly different from 1.0 and 0, respectively. We conclude that brief negative pulses applied early during the inflation phase can be used to provide reliable estimates of inspiratory resistance during PAV.
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- M Younes
- Sections of Respiratory and Clinical Care Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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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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Schmidt M, Foitzik B, Hochmuth O, Schmalisch G. Computer simulation of the measured respiratory impedance in newborn infants and the effect of the measurement equipment. Med Eng Phys 1998; 20:220-8. [PMID: 9690493 DOI: 10.1016/s1350-4533(98)00006-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The forced oscillation technique (FOT) is a non-invasive method to investigate lung mechanics. FOT does not require active cooperation and therefore it seems to be useful for lung function measurements in newborn infants. The aims of this simulation study were to investigate the effects of development and growth of the lung, pulmonary inhomogeneities and the measurement equipment on the respiratory impedance (Zrs). The respiratory impedance was simulated by using four lung models with lumped parameters in the frequency range of 3-50 Hz considering resistive and elastic resistances of the respiratory system and the inertance of breathing air and tissue. The simulation has shown that the maturation of lungs produces only a parallel shifting of the real and imaginary part of the impedance curves whereas respiratory diseases change the course of the curves. Furthermore, a high influence of the measurement equipment (e.g. compliance of the face mask, endotracheal tube leaks) on Zrs was found. In conclusion, the simulation has shown that FOT offers a deeper insight in the structure of the respiratory system. However, the technical requirements for accurate measurements in newborns are very high.
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- M Schmidt
- Department of Pediatrics (Charité), Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
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de Melo PL, Werneck MM, Giannella-Neto A. Linear servo-controlled pressure generator for forced oscillation measurements. Med Biol Eng Comput 1998; 36:11-6. [PMID: 9614742 DOI: 10.1007/bf02522851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In respiratory input impedance measurements, the low-frequency range contains important clinical and physiological information. However, the patient's spontaneous ventilation can contaminate the data in this range, leading to unreliable results. Unbiased estimators are a good alternative to overcome this problem, provided that the generator is considered linear. This condition is not fulfilled by most existing generators as they are based on loudspeakers, which have strong nonlinearities. The present work aims to contribute to the solution of this problem, and describes a pressure generator that minimises the nonlinearities by an optical sensor placed in a position feedback loop. The static evaluation shows a high linearity for the optical system. The well known frequency response of pressure transducers is used in the dynamic evaluation of the instrument. The analysis of the generator shows that the use of position feedback improved the frequency response. The total harmonic distortion (THD) measurement shows that closed loop resulted in an effective decrease in the nonlinearities. The reduction of THD achieved by the servo-controlled generator can contribute to the practical implementation of the unbiased estimators, increasing the reliability of the impedance data, especially in the low-frequency range. This system is compared with conventional generators and with another servo-controlled system.
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- P L de Melo
- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Program/COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Farré R, Rotger M, Montserrat JM, Navajas D. Analog circuit for real-time computation of respiratory mechanical impedance in sleep studies. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 1997; 44:1156-9. [PMID: 9353995 DOI: 10.1109/10.641343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The aim of this work was to develop a low-cost circuit for real-time analog computation of the respiratory mechanical impedance in sleep studies. The practical performance of the circuit was tested in six patients with obstructive sleep apnea. The impedance signal provided by the analog circuit was compared with the impedance calculated simultaneously with a conventional computerized system. We concluded that the low-cost analog circuit developed could be a useful tool for facilitating the real-time assessment of airway obstruction in routine sleep studies.
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- R Farré
- Laboratori Biofísica i Bioenginyeria, Facultat de Medicina, Barcelona, Spain.
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