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J Appl Physiol 45: 392-398, 1978;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 45, Issue 3 392-398, Copyright © 1978 by American Physiological Society

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Effects of lung volume and electrode position on the esophageal diaphragmatic EMG

M. J. Kim, W. S. Druz, J. Danon, W. Machnach and J. T. Sharp

In anesthetized dogs studied both supine and prone, the electromyogram (EMG) of the diaphragm recorded directly from three portions of the diaphragm (crural, anterior, and costal) was compared with simultaneous recordings of the diaphragmatic EMG recorded from 10 sites in the esophagus and stomach. Effects upon the EMG of lung volume change and esophageal electrode position change were determined during bilateral supramaximal tetanic phrenic stimulation with airway occluded. Lung volume change had little effect upon the directly recorded EMG. The effect of lung volume change upon the EMG recorded from the esophagus was somewhat greater and marked change was noted as the esophageal recording site was varied. In supine dogs two sites of maximal signal were observed, one 1 cm above the cardia and the other 4--6 cm below the cardia. In prone dogs a single site for maximal signal was observed 3 cm above the cardia. An electrode site as close to the cardia as possible appears to be optimal from the point of view of variation in signal due to lung volume change and due to body position change. Gastric balloon stabilization is recommended. Proximity of the electrode and posterior gastric wall to the diaphragmatic crura may explain the maximal EMG signal recorded below the cardia.


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