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J Appl Physiol 75: 2084-2090, 1993;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 75, Issue 5 2084-2090, Copyright © 1993 by American Physiological Society

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Tracheal and neck position influence upper airway airflow dynamics by altering airway length

D. C. Thut, A. R. Schwartz, D. Roach, R. A. Wise, S. Permutt and P. L. Smith
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21224.

Upper airway obstruction during sleep is characterized by inspiratory airflow limitation and reductions in maximal inspiratory airflow (VImax). To determine how mechanical factors modulate VImax, we analyzed pressure-flow relationships obtained in the isolated upper airway of paralyzed cats. VImax and its determinants, the pharyngeal critical pressure (Pcrit) and the nasal resistance (Rn) upstream to the flow-limiting site (FLS), were measured as caudal tracheal displacement, neck position, and airway length were systematically varied. As the proximal tracheal stump was displaced caudally, graded increases in VImax from 145.3 +/- 90.8 (SD) to 285.9 +/- 117.5 ml/s (P < 0.02) and decreases in Pcrit from -3.0 +/- 3.0 to -9.5 +/- 3.4 cmH2O (P < 0.002) were seen without any significant change in Rn. During neck flexion, significant decreases in VImax from 192.1 +/- 68.5 to 87.2 +/- 48.4 ml/s (P = 0.001), increases in Pcrit from -5.3 +/- 2.03 cmH2O to -1.6 +/- 1.4 cmH2O (P < 0.001), and decreases in Rn from 29.7 +/- 12.2 cmH2O.l-1.s to 16.2 +/- 8.9 cmH2O.l-1.s (P < 0.001) were noted compared with the neutral or extended neck position. Relative to the neutral airway length, upper airway length was found to decrease by 1.15 +/- 0.14 cm during neck flexion and to lengthen by 0.45 +/- 0.12 cm during neck extension. When tracheal displacement and neck position were altered, VImax and Rn correlated directly and Pcrit correlated inversely with airway length (P < 0.001). We conclude that alterations in airflow mechanics with caudal tracheal displacement and changes in neck positions are primarily due to alterations in airway length.


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