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J Appl Physiol 47: 1162-1168, 1979;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 47, Issue 6 1162-1168, Copyright © 1979 by American Physiological Society

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Effects of neuromuscular blockade on respiratory mechanics in conscious man

A. De Troyer and J. Bastenier-Geens

The effect of submaximal neuromuscular blockade (SMNB) on lung and chest wall mechanics was studied in six normal, awake subjects infused with pancuronium. Measurements of static lung volumes, specific airway conductance (sGaw), maximum expiratory and inspiratory flow-volume (MEFV, MIFV) curves, and static pressure-volume (PV) curves of the lung and of the relaxed chest wall were obtained after lung recoil pressure (Pst(L)) at full inflation had been reduced to 60 +/- 10% of control. Inspiratory capacity was decreased, but residual volume was not increased. Inspiratory PV curve of the lung was not modified, and the observed decrease in expiratory compliance and the slight increase in Pst(L) during deflation were compatible with the altered lung volume history. SMNB did not modify sGaw nor the relationship between Pst(L) and MEF; by contrast it markedly reduced MIF rates. Finally, SMNB transposed the chest wall PV curve to higher levels on the pressure axis (it decreased the outward pull of the chest wall) without greatly affecting its slope, and thereby it reduced the resting level of the respiratory system. We conclude that 1) muscle weakness per se does not affect the eleastic properties of the lungs and airways, and 2) involuntary respiratory muscle activity influences the elastic recoil of the chest wall. We believe this muscle activity originates from muscle spindles, and lies essentially in the inspiratory portion of the intercostal musculature.


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