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J Appl Physiol 17: 215-220, 1962;
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Diaphragm activity and thoracoabdominal mechanics during positive pressure breathing

Emilio Agostoni 1

1 Istituto di Fisiologia Umana, Università di Milano, Milano, Italy

The electrical activity of the diaphragm and the mechanical contribution of the thorax and the abdomen through the breathing cycle has been investigated in man during positive pressure breathing (PPB). The electrical activity of the diaphragm persists even at values at which inspiration should be completely passive according to the pressure volume diagram of the thorax and lung. The transdiaphragmatic pressure decreases as the value of PPB increases but is still appreciable at values of PPB at which the inspiration appears to be completely passive by an analysis based on transthoracic pressure measurements alone; the transdiaphragmatic pressure becomes zero only at PPB of about 30 cm H2O. The persistent activity of the diaphragm during PPB is counterbalanced by an activity of the abdominal muscles in excess of that of the expiratory muscles as given by transthoracic pressure measurements. Owing to the persistence of an abdominothoracic pressure gradient, the venous return and therefore the cardiac output should be less reduced than in the case of a passive inspiration.

Submitted on September 22, 1961




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