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J Appl Physiol 61: 81-86, 1986;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 61, Issue 1 81-86, Copyright © 1986 by American Physiological Society

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Respiratory transfer impedances with pressure input at the mouth and chest

R. Peslin, C. Gallina and C. Duvivier

Two methods of measuring respiratory transfer impedance (Ztr) were compared in 14 normal subjects, from 4 to 30 Hz, 1) studying the relationship between transrespiratory pressure (Prs) and flow at the chest when varying pressure at the mouth (Ztrm) and 2) studying the relationship between Prs and flow at the mouth when varying pressure around the chest wall (Ztrw). The similarity of the two relationships was expected on the basis of a T-network model. Almost identical phase responses were obtained from the two methods. Pressure-flow ratios were slightly larger for Ztrw than for Ztrm, but differences did not exceed 2% on average in 11 of 14 subjects. When the data were analyzed with the six-coefficient model proposed by DuBois et al. (J. Appl. Physiol. 8: 587-594, 1956), similar values were found for tissue compliance and tissue inertance but slightly different values for gaseous inertance in the airways (1.97 +/- 0.35 X 10(-2) cmH2O X l-1 X s2 for Ztrw vs. 1.73 +/- 0.26 for Ztrm; P less than 0.01). Similar results were also found for total respiratory resistance but with a slightly larger contribution of airway resistance for Ztrw (64 +/- 14 vs. 57 +/- 10%; P less than 0.05). As a practical conclusion it is recommended to measure Ztrw, which is technically much easier.


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