Changes in compliance in rabbits subjected to acute bronchoconstriction

1963 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 539-543 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas R. Anthonisen
Keyword(s):  
Functional Residual Capacity ◽  
Pulmonary Circulation ◽  
Dynamic Compliance ◽  
Pulmonary Mechanics ◽  
Static Compliance ◽  
Airway Occlusion ◽  
Random Direction ◽  
Residual Capacity ◽  
Spontaneously Breathing ◽  
Phrenic Stimulation

The pulmonary mechanics of anesthetized rabbits were studied during induced acute bronchoconstriction. The bronchoconstricting agent was acetyl-β-methylcholine which, when injected intravenously as in these experiments, appeared to act via the pulmonary circulation. In spontaneously breathing animals functional residual capacity increased with bronchospasm, and dynamic compliance decreased. This decrease correlated in magnitude with the severity of the bronchoconstriction. Frequency changed in random direction. Dynamic compliance recovered more slowly than conductance after bronchoconstriction unless the lungs were inflated just prior to each recovery measurement, in which case the two variables recovered equally quickly. This observation suggested that airway occlusion accounted for part of the decrease in dynamic compliance. Bronchoconstriction reduced semistatic compliance in paralyzed artificially ventilated animals and also static compliance, which was measured by arresting breathing with phrenic stimulation, in spontaneously breathing animals. These observations supported the above hypothesis. Submitted on September 26, 1962

Phrenic activity and intercostal muscle emg during inspiratory loading in newborn kittens

1983 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 496-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Trippenbach ◽  
G. Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Functional Residual Capacity ◽  
Intercostal Muscle ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Load Compensation ◽  
Airway Occlusion ◽  
Residual Capacity ◽  
Spontaneously Breathing

The effects of airway occlusions at functional residual capacity (FRC) on both “integrated” phrenic activity (Phr) and intercostal muscle electromyogram (intEMG) were studied in intact and vagotomized spontaneously breathing kittens during the 1st wk of life. Animals were anesthetized im with a mixture of ketamine (30 mg/kg) and acepromazine (1.1 mg/kg). In the intact kittens, inspiratory loading led to a significant increase in peak amplitudes of both Phr and intEMG and prolongation of inspiratory (TI) and expiratory (TE) times. Mean values of rate of rise of Phr and intEMG measured at 200 ms (intEMG200) from the onset of inspiration were unaffected. The results indicated that in newborns the vagal component of the load compensation is of great importance. Following vagotomy, airway occlusion produced a significant increase in mean values of TI and intEMG only. These small but significant changes suggest that most of the load compensation reflex is dependent on prolongation of TI. Increased intEMG200 during loading in the vagotomized kittens, observed during several trials, implies that the intercostal fusion-alpha interaction may operate in newborns.

Mechanism of action of ozone on the human lung

1989 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 1535-1541 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Hazucha ◽  
D. V. Bates ◽  
P. A. Bromberg
Keyword(s):  
Functional Residual Capacity ◽  
Airway Resistance ◽  
Transpulmonary Pressure ◽  
Dynamic Compliance ◽  
Exposure Period ◽  
Pulmonary Mechanics ◽  
Residual Volume ◽  
Residual Capacity ◽  
Controlled Exposure ◽  
Change Dynamic

Fourteen healthy normal volunteers were randomly exposed to air and 0.5 ppm of ozone (O3) in a controlled exposure chamber for a 2-h period during which 15 min of treadmill exercise sufficient to produce a ventilation of approximately 40 l/min was alternated with 15-min rest periods. Before testing an esophageal balloon was inserted, and lung volumes, flow rates, maximal inspiratory (at residual volume and functional residual capacity) and expiratory (at total lung capacity and functional residual capacity) mouth pressures, and pulmonary mechanics (static and dynamic compliance and airway resistance) were measured before and immediately after the exposure period. After the postexposure measurements had been completed, the subjects inhaled an aerosol of 20% lidocaine until response to citric acid aerosol inhalation was abolished. All of the measurements were immediately repeated. We found that the O3 exposure 1) induced a significant mean decrement of 17.8% in vital capacity (this change was the result of a marked fall in inspiratory capacity without significant increase in residual volume), 2) significantly increased mean airway resistance and specific airway resistance but did not change dynamic or static pulmonary compliance or viscous or elastic work, 3) significantly reduced maximal transpulmonary pressure (by 19%) but produced no changes in inspiratory or expiratory maximal mouth pressures, and 4) significantly increased respiratory rate (in 5 subjects by more than 6 breaths/min) and decreased tidal volume.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Problems in measurement of thoracic gas volume in infancy

1982 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 995-999 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. S. Beardsmore ◽  
J. Stocks ◽  
M. Silverman
Keyword(s):  
Functional Residual Capacity ◽  
Clinical Status ◽  
Pleural Pressure ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Airway Closure ◽  
Lung Volumes ◽  
Airway Occlusion ◽  
Thoracic Gas Volume ◽  
Residual Capacity ◽  
Gas Volume

Thoracic gas volume (TGV) was measured with a whole-body plethysmograph in 20 infants at functional residual capacity (FRC) and at a series of higher lung volumes achieved by artificial inflation of the lungs with known volumes of air after airway occlusion. There was a discrepancy between the corrected values of TGV measured at high and low lung volumes in nine infants; in six cases TGV measured at high lung volumes exceeded that measured at FRC, and in three cases it was reduced when compared with the measurement made at FRC. These changes were not related to age, size, or clinical status and could be explained by airway closure at FRC, combined with an uneven distribution of pleural pressure.

scholarly journals The influence of the post-pulmonary septum and submersion on the pulmonary mechanics of Trachemys scripta (Cryptodira: Emydidae)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ray Brasil Bueno de Souza ◽  
Wilfried Klein
Keyword(s):  
Hydrostatic Pressure ◽  
Respiratory System ◽  
Intact Animal ◽  
Work Of Breathing ◽  
Dynamic Compliance ◽  
Body Cavity ◽  
Trachemys Scripta ◽  
Pulmonary Mechanics ◽  
Static Compliance ◽  
Breathing Mechanics

The respiratory system of chelonians needs to function within a mostly solid carapace, with ventilation depending on movements of the flanks. When submerged, inspiration has to work against a hydrostatic pressure and we examined breathing mechanics in Trachemys scripta while underwater. Furthermore, the respiratory system of T. scripta possesses a well-developed post-pulmonary septum (PPS), and we investigated its role on breathing mechanics of lungs with and without their PPS attached. Static compliance was significantly increased in submerged animals and in animals with and without their PPS, while the removal of the PPS did not result in a significantly different static compliance. Dynamic compliance was significantly affected by changes in volume and frequency in every treatment, with submergence significantly decreasing dynamic compliance. The presence of the PPS significantly increased dynamic compliance. Submersion did not alter significantly work per ventilation, but caused minute work of breathing to be much greater at any frequency and ventilation level analyzed. Lungs with or without their PPS did not show significantly different work per ventilation when compared to intact animal. Our results demonstrate that submersion results in significantly altered breathing mechanics, increasing minute work of breathing greatly. The PPS was shown to maintain a constant volume within the animal's body cavity, wherein the lungs can be ventilated more easily, highlighting the importance of this coelomic subdivision in the chelonian body cavity.

Effect of artificial surfactant on pulmonary function in preterm and full-term lambs

1990 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 465-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. M. Gladstone ◽  
A. O. Ray ◽  
C. M. Salafia ◽  
J. Perez-Fontan ◽  
M. R. Mercurio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Tension ◽  
Functional Residual Capacity ◽  
Dynamic Compliance ◽  
Full Term ◽  
Tween 20 ◽  
Minimum Surface ◽  
Natural Surfactant ◽  
Equilibrium Surface Tension ◽  
Lung Expansion ◽  
Residual Capacity

We hypothesized that agents very different from surfactant may still support lung function. To test this hypothesis, we instilled FC-100, a fluorocarbon, and Tween 20, a detergent, which have higher minimum surface tensions and less hysteresis than surfactant, into 15 full-term and 14 preterm lambs. FC-100 and Tween 20 were as efficient as natural surfactant in improving gas exchange and compliance in preterm lambs with respiratory failure. Dynamic compliance correlated with the equilibrium surface tension of the alveolar wash in both full-term (P less than 0.02) and preterm (P less than 0.008) lambs. Functional residual capacity in full-term and preterm lambs was lower after treatment with the two test agents than with surfactant, findings consistent with qualitative histology. Oxygenation in full-term lambs correlated with mean lung volumes (P less than 0.003), suggesting that the hysteresis and/or low minimum surface tension of surfactant may improve mean lung volume, and hence oxygenation, by maintaining functional residual capacity. The effects of the test agents suggest that agents with biophysical properties different from surfactant may still aid lung expansion.

Antenatal steroids, postnatal surfactant, and pulmonary function in premature rabbits

1989 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 1377-1382 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. M. Gladstone ◽  
M. R. Mercurio ◽  
S. G. Devenny ◽  
H. C. Jacobs
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Distress Syndrome ◽  
Pulmonary Function Tests ◽  
Dynamic Compliance ◽  
Pulmonary Mechanics ◽  
Static Compliance ◽  
Antenatal Corticosteroids ◽  
Antenatal Steroids ◽  
Lung Resistance ◽  
Total Lung Resistance

Antenatal corticosteroids reduce the incidence of the respiratory distress syndrome and improve pulmonary mechanics at least in part by mechanisms other than surfactant stimulation. We measured several aspects of pulmonary function in rabbits to better understand the mechanisms involved. Seven does were given intramuscular betamethasone and six were given vehicle on days 25 and 26 of gestation. Delivery was on day 27 (term = 31). Half of the fetuses from each litter were given rabbit surfactant before the first breath. All fetuses were then ventilated at a consistent tidal volume for 1 h. Pulmonary function tests included static and dynamic compliance, expiratory time constant, stress relaxation, total lung resistance, and total lung conductance. Steroid or surfactant treatment increased dynamic compliance, and the effects of both together were greater than either alone. Static compliance was affected more by surfactant than steroids, whereas lung resistance and conductance were affected more by steroids. The differences in action of the two therapies help account for the increased dynamic compliance seen with combination therapy.

Pleural pressure between diaphragm and rib cage during inspiratory muscle activity

1988 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 1286-1295 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. T. Macklem ◽  
L. Zocchi ◽  
E. Agostoni
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Pressure ◽  
Transdiaphragmatic Pressure ◽  
Rib Cage ◽  
Airway Occlusion ◽  
Pleural Surface ◽  
Residual Capacity ◽  
Anesthetized Dogs ◽  
Lateral Posture ◽  
Phrenic Stimulation ◽  
Different Parts

We measured the changes in pleural surface pressure (delta Ppl) in the area of apposition of the rib cage to the diaphragm (Aap) in anesthetized dogs during spontaneous breathing, inspiratory efforts after airway occlusion at functional residual capacity, and phrenic stimulation. Intact dogs were in supine or lateral posture; partially eviscerated dogs were in lateral posture. delta Ppl,ap often differed significantly from changes in abdominal pressure (delta Pab); sometimes they differed in sign (except during phrenic stimulation). Changes in transdiaphragmatic pressure in Aap (delta Pdi,ap) could be positive or negative and were less in eviscerated than in intact dogs. delta Pdi,ap could differ in sign among respiratory maneuvers and over different parts of Aap. Hence average delta Pdi,ap should be closer to zero than delta Pdi,ap at a given site. Since delta Ppl,ap = delta Prc,ap, where Prc,ap represents rib cage pressure in Aap, delta Pdi,ap = delta Pab - delta Prc,ap. Hence, considering that delta Pab and delta Prc depend on different factors, delta Pdi,ap may differ from zero. This pressure difference seems related to the interaction between two semisolid structures (contracted diaphragm and rib cage in Aap) constrained to the same shape and position.

Decrease of Functional Residual Capacity and Ventilation Homogeneity after Meeting Abstracts in Anesthetized Young Infants and Preschool Children

2006 ◽  
Vol 105 (4) ◽  
pp. 670-675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Britta S. von Ungern-Sternberg ◽  
Jürg Hammer ◽  
Andreas Schibler ◽  
Franz J. Frei ◽  
Thomas O. Erb
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Neuromuscular Blockade ◽  
Functional Residual Capacity ◽  
Pulmonary Mechanics ◽  
Ventilation Distribution ◽  
Lung Clearance ◽  
Young Infants ◽  
Lung Clearance Index ◽  
Residual Capacity ◽  
The Impact

Background Based on age-dependent differences in pulmonary mechanics, the effect of neuromuscular blockade may differ in infants compared with older children. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of neuromuscular blockade and its reversal by positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) on functional residual capacity (FRC) and ventilation distribution in young infants and preschool children. Methods The authors studied 14 infants (aged 0-6 months) and 25 preschool children (aged 2-6 yr). FRC and lung clearance index were calculated. Measurements were taken (1) after intubation, (2) during neuromuscular blockade, and (3) during neuromuscular blockade plus application of PEEP (3 cm H2O). Results Functional residual capacity (mean +/- SD) decreased from 21.3 +/- 4.7 ml/kg to 12.2 +/- 4.8 ml/kg (P < 0.001) during neuromuscular blockade in infants and from 25.6 +/- 5.9 ml/kg to 23.0 +/- 5.3 ml/kg (P < 0.001) in preschool children. With the application of PEEP, FRC increased to 22.3 +/- 5.9 ml/kg (P = 0.4829, compared with baseline) in infants and 28.2 +/- 5.8 ml/kg (P < 0.001) in children. The lung clearance index increased after neuromuscular blockade, whereas baseline values were regained after the application of PEEP. The changes induced by neuromuscular blockade were significantly greater in infants compared with preschool children (P < 0.001). Conclusions Although the use of neuromuscular blockade decreased FRC and ventilation distribution substantially in both groups, the changes were more pronounced in young infants. With PEEP, FRC increased and ventilation homogeneity was restored. These results provide a rationale to use PEEP in anesthetized, paralyzed infants and children.

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