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J Appl Physiol 53: 698-702, 1982;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 53, Issue 3 698-702, Copyright © 1982 by American Physiological Society

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Problems with plethysmographic estimation of lung volume in infants and young children

P. Helms

In 57 infants and very young children, less than 2 yr of age and with a variety of cardiopulmonary illnesses, problems were encountered in the estimation of lung volume with the plethysmographic technique. In 19 subjects calculated thoracic gas volume (TGV) was found to be consistently larger when airway occlusions were performed at low lung volumes than when performed at higher lung volumes. In 13 infants, changes in intraesophageal pressure (Pes) during airway occlusions were found to be larger than simultaneous changes in mouth pressure. In 25 subjects in whom none of the above changes were observed, total pulmonary resistance (TPR) and airway resistance (Raw) did not differ significantly [mean TPR, 50.1 +/- 27.5 cmH2O X l-1; mean Raw, 48.1 +/- 26.5 (P greater than 0.5)]. In the 13 subjects in whom the delta Pes-to-delta Pm occlusion ratio exceeded 1.05, closest agreement with specific resistance (sRaw) and TPR derived lung volume was found when TGV was calculated with delta Pes rather than mouth pressure change (delta Pm). A similar close agreement with the sRaw TPR derived volume was obtained when TGV was calculated during airway occlusions at the higher lung volume. Two separate lung models are proposed to explain these observations, one with a segmental airway closure and the other with more a generalized airway closure. If plethysmographic techniques are to be used in these young subjects for the estimation of lung volume and airway resistance, possible errors may be reduced by performing airway occlusions at lung volumes above functional residual capacity and noting the delta Pes-to-delta Pm ratio obtained during the occlusion.


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