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J Appl Physiol 71: 770-776, 1991;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 71, Issue 2 770-776, Copyright © 1991 by American Physiological Society

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Measurement of total respiratory impedance in infants by the forced oscillation technique

K. N. Desager, W. Buhr, M. Willemen, H. P. van Bever, W. de Backer, P. A. Vermeire and F. J. Landser
Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium.

The forced oscillation technique according to Landser et al. (J. Appl. Physiol. 41:101-106, 1976) was modified for use in infants. Adaptations, including a flexible tube to connect the infant to the measuring system and a bias flow to avoid rebreathing, did not influence impedance values. The linearity of the respiratory system was assessed and confirmed by 1) applying pseudo-random noise oscillations at three different amplitudes to 7 infants and 2) comparing in 12 infants impedance values obtained with pseudo-random noise and with sinusoidal oscillations at 12 and 32 Hz. Intersubject variability, averaged for all frequencies, was 6%. In 17 infants the relative error (+/- SD) between two series of five measurements within a time interval of 15 min was 0.5 +/- 5.7%. No statistically significant difference was found between impedance values before and after repositioning of the infant's head, whereas rotation resulted in a decrease in resistance and no effect on reactance. Our results indicate that the infant-adapted forced pseudo-random noise oscillation technique has the potential to give valuable information about ventilatory lung function in infants.


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