Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 41, Issue 5 752-763, Copyright © 1976 by American Physiological Society

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Mechanical work of breathing derived from rib cage and abdominal V-P partitioning

M. D. Goldman, G. Grimby and J. Mead

Estimates of the mechanical work of breathing derived from measurements of separate rib cage and abdominal volume displacements, each plotted against transthoracic pressure, include the elastic cost of chest wall distortion which may occur during breathing. Inspiratory work is partitioned between the diaphragm and the rib cage musculature by adding measurements of transabdominal pressure. The mechanical work of breathing derived from separate rib cage and abdominal volume-pressure (V-P) tracings (the sum of work done by the diaphragm, rib cage, and abdominal musculature) is compared with ventilatory work estimated from the Campbell diagram (which does not include any distortional work). During resting breathing the two estimates are closely comparable, consistent with little or no distortion of the chest wall during quiet breathing. As ventilation increases, the estimate developed from rib cage and abdominal tracings reveals systematically greater mechanical work than is estimated from the Campbell diagram, consistent with distortion of the chest wall from the relaxed thoracoabdominal configuration at higher levels of ventilation. At ventilations achieved during exercise, the Campbell diagram may underestimate the work of breathing by up to 25%.

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