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J Appl Physiol 64: 599-604, 1988;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 64, Issue 2 599-604, Copyright © 1988 by American Physiological Society

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Thoracoabdominal restriction in supine men: CT and lung function measurements

L. Tokics, G. Hedenstierna, B. Brismar, A. Strandberg and H. Lundquist
Department of Anesthesiology, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden.

Thoracoabdominal restriction was brought on by means of a corset, and the subsequent effects on thoracic dimensions and lung tissue were studied by computerized tomography (CT) and by various lung function tests in supine healthy volunteers (mean age 30 yr). Restriction caused reductions in total lung capacity (helium equilibration) from mean 6.84 to 4.80 liters, in functional residual capacity (FRC) from 2.65 to 2.08 liters, and in vital capacity from 5.16 to 3.45 liters. Closing capacity (single-breath N2 washout) fell from 2.42 to 1.88 liters, thus matching the reduction in FRC. The static pressure-lung volume curve was shifted to the right by 1.5 cmH2O at 50% of total lung capacity. However, no change in the slope of the curve was observed. The diaphragm was moved cranially by 1.2 cm, and the thoracic cross-sectional area was reduced by a mean 32 cm2 at a level just above the diaphragm. No changes in the lung tissue were seen on CT scanning. Gas exchange, as assessed by multiple inert gas elimination technique and arterial blood gas analysis, was unaffected by restriction. It is concluded that in supine subjects, thoracoabdominal restriction that reduces FRC by 0.6 liter is not accompanied by atelectasis (normal CT scan). In this respect the result differs from that found in anesthetized supine subjects who show the same fall in FRC and atelectasis in dependent lung regions.


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