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J Appl Physiol 76: 1896-1902, 1994;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 76, Issue 5 1896-1902, Copyright © 1994 by American Physiological Society

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Pulmonary dead space and airway dimensions in dogs at different levels of lung inflation

A. Schulz, H. Schulz, P. Heilmann, P. Brand and J. Heyder
Forschungszentrum fur Umwelt und Gesundheit, Projekt Inhalation, Neuherberg, Oberschleissheim, Germany.

The quasi-stationary front that separates inspired gas from mixed alveolar gas is largely determined by the balance between diffusive and convective forces of gas transport. To investigate parameters influencing this balance, a study was performed on eight anesthetized ventilated beagle dogs. Measurements were made of the volume of pulmonary dead space corresponding to four end-inspiratory lung volumes. Aerosol recovery techniques were used to determine airway sizes at lung depths corresponding to those respective dead space volumes as well as at fixed volumetric depths between 70 and 250 ml. Mean dead space volumes as measured by a single inhalation of He (and SF6) were 112 +/- 15 (SD) ml (127 +/- 15 ml), 120 +/- 18 ml (137 +/- 20 ml), 127 +/- 18 ml (145 +/- 20 ml), and 133 +/- 19 ml (155 +/- 21 ml) at end-inspiratory lung volumes of 64, 71, 79, and 86%, respectively, of total lung capacity. At fixed lung depths the airway diameters increased with higher levels of lung inflation. However, airway diameters "at the end of the dead space" did not change significantly. They were approximately 0.5 mm for SF6 dead space and approximately 0.75 mm for He dead space. These findings support the theoretical prediction that the position of the diffusion front during breathing is strongly dependent on airway geometry and much less dependent on parameters of the breathing maneuver.


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