scholarly journals Comparison of Consistency, Feasibility, and Convenience of a Novel Compact System for Assessing Lung Volumes and Carbon Monoxide Diffusing Capacity versus Whole Body Plethysmography

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 13 ◽  
pp. 637-643
Author(s):  
Roberto W Dal Negro ◽  
Paola Turco ◽  
Massimiliano Povero
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Diffusing Capacity ◽  
Body Plethysmography ◽  
Lung Volumes ◽  
Whole Body Plethysmography

scholarly journals Utility and validity of dynamic chest radiography in cystic fibrosis (dynamic CF): an observational, non-controlled, non-randomised, single-centre, prospective study

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. e000569
Author(s):  
Thomas Simon FitzMaurice ◽  
Paul Stephen McNamara ◽  
Dilip Nazareth ◽  
Caroline McCann ◽  
Ram Bedi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Chest Radiography ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Standards Of Care ◽  
Body Plethysmography ◽  
Single Centre ◽  
Lung Volumes ◽  
Rapid Acquisition ◽  
Whole Body Plethysmography

IntroductionDynamic chest radiography (DCR) uses novel, low-dose radiographic technology to capture images of the thoracic cavity while in motion. Pulmonary function testing is important in cystic fibrosis (CF). The tolerability, rapid acquisition and lower radiation and cost compared with CT imaging may make DCR a useful adjunct to current standards of care.Methods and analysisThis is an observational, non-controlled, non-randomised, single-centre, prospective study. This study is conducted at the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (LHCH) adult CF unit. Participants are adults with CF. This study reviews DCR taken during routine CF Annual Review (n=150), validates DCR-derived lung volumes against whole body plethysmography (n=20) and examines DCR at the start and end of pulmonary exacerbations of CF (n=20). The primary objectives of this study are to examine if DCR provides lung function information that correlates with PFT, and lung volumes that correlate whole body plethysmography.Ethics and disseminationThis study has received the following approvals: HRA REC (11 December 2019) and LHCH R&I (11 October 2019). Results are made available to people with CF, the funders and other researchers. Processed, anonymised data are available from the research team on request.Trial registration numberISRCTN 64994816.

scholarly journals Can the single-breath helium dilution method predict lung volumes as measured by whole-body plethysmography?

2013 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 675-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrícia Chaves Coertjens ◽  
Marli Maria Knorst ◽  
Anelise Dumke ◽  
Adriane Schmidt Pasqualoto ◽  
João Riboldi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Function ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Normal Lung ◽  
Regression Equations ◽  
Body Plethysmography ◽  
Lung Volumes ◽  
Single Breath ◽  
Normal Lung Function ◽  
Helium Dilution ◽  
Whole Body Plethysmography

OBJECTIVE: To compare TLC and RV values obtained by the single-breath helium dilution (SBHD) method with those obtained by whole-body plethysmography (WBP) in patients with normal lung function, patients with obstructive lung disease (OLD), and patients with restrictive lung disease (RLD), varying in severity, and to devise equations to estimate the SBHD results.METHODS: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study involving 169 individuals, of whom 93 and 49 presented with OLD and RLD, respectively, the remaining 27 having normal lung function. All patients underwent spirometry and lung volume measurement by both methods.RESULTS: TLC and RV were higher by WBP than by SBHD. The discrepancy between the methods was more pronounced in the OLD group, correlating with the severity of airflow obstruction. In the OLD group, the correlation coefficient of the comparison between the two methods was 0.57 and 0.56 for TLC and RV, respectively (p < 0.001 for both). We used regression equations, adjusted for the groups studied, in order to predict the WBP values of TLC and RV, using the corresponding SBHD values. It was possible to create regression equations to predict differences in TLC and RV between the two methods only for the OLD group. The TLC and RV equations were, respectively, ∆TLCWBP-SBHD in L = 5.264 − 0.060 × FEV1/FVC (r2= 0.33; adjusted r2 = 0.32) and ∆RVWBP-SBHD in L = 4.862 − 0.055 × FEV1/FVC (r2= 0.31; adjusted r2 = 0.30).CONCLUSIONS: The correction of TLC and RV results obtained by SBHD can improve the accuracy of this method for assessing lung volumes in patients with OLD. However, additional studies are needed in order to validate these equations.

Nonlinear increases in diffusing capacity during exercise by seated and supine subjects

1981 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 858-863 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. L. Stokes ◽  
N. R. MacIntyre ◽  
J. A. Nadel
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Vital Capacity ◽  
Maximal Exercise ◽  
Sitting Position ◽  
Diffusing Capacity ◽  
Heavy Exercise ◽  
Lung Volumes ◽  
Rate Of Increase

To study the effects of exercise on pulmonary diffusing capacity, we measured the lungs' diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) during exhalation from 30 to 45% exhaled vital capacity in eight healthy subjects at rest and during exercise while both sitting and supine. We found that DLCO at these lung volumes in resting subjects was 26.3 +/- 3.2% (mean +/- SE) higher in the supine than in the sitting position (P less than 0.001). We also found that, in both positions, DLCO at these lung volumes increased significantly (P less than 0.001) with increasing exercise and approached similar values at maximal exercise. The pattern of increase in DLCO with an increase in oxygen consumption in both positions was curvilinear in that the rate of increase in DLCO during mild exercise was greater than the rate of increase in DLCO during heavy exercise (P = 0.02). Furthermore, in the supine position during exercise, it appeared that DLCO reached a physiological maximum.

Whole-body plethysmography

2005 ◽  
pp. 15-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.D. Goldman ◽  
H.J. Smith ◽  
W.T. Ulmer
Keyword(s):  
Whole Body ◽  
Body Plethysmography ◽  
Whole Body Plethysmography

scholarly journals Measuring Breathing Patterns in Mice Using Whole-body Plethysmography

BIO-PROTOCOL ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (17) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Prada-Dacasa ◽  
Andrea Urpi ◽  
Laura Sánchez-Benito ◽  
Patrizia Bianchi ◽  
Albert Quintana
Keyword(s):  
Whole Body ◽  
Body Plethysmography ◽  
Breathing Patterns ◽  
Whole Body Plethysmography

Maturation of baseline breathing and of hypercapnic and hypoxic ventilatory responses in newborn mice

2001 ◽  
Vol 281 (5) ◽  
pp. R1746-R1753 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvain Renolleau ◽  
Stéphane Dauger ◽  
Fanny Autret ◽  
Guy Vardon ◽  
Claude Gaultier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cesarean Section ◽  
Tidal Volume ◽  
Mammalian Species ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Body Plethysmography ◽  
Genetic Studies ◽  
Newborn Mice ◽  
Ventilatory Responses ◽  
Neuronal Mechanisms ◽  
Whole Body Plethysmography

Breathing during the first postnatal hours has not been examined in mice, the preferred mammalian species for genetic studies. We used whole body plethysmography to measure ventilation (V˙e), breath duration (TTOT), and tidal volume (Vt) in mice delivered vaginally (VD) or by cesarean section (CS). In experiment 1, 101 VD and 100 CS pups aged 1, 6, 12, 24, or 48 h were exposed to 8% CO2 or 10% O2for 90 s. In experiment 2, 31 VD pups aged 1, 12, or 24 h were exposed to 10% O2 for 5 min. Baseline breathing maturation was delayed in CS pups, but V˙eresponses to hypercapnia and hypoxia were not significantly different between VD and CS pups [at postnatal age of 1 h (H1): 48 ± 44 and 18 ± 32%, respectively, in VD and CS pups combined]. TheV˙e increase induced by hypoxia was greater at H12 (46 ± 27%) because of TTOT response maturation. At all ages, hypoxic decline was ascribable mainly to a Vtdecrease, and posthypoxic decline was ascribable to a TTOTincrease with apneas, suggesting different underlying neuronal mechanisms.

III. PULMONARY DIFFUSION

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1965 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-193
Author(s):  
George R. DeMuth ◽  
William F. Howatt
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Longitudinal Data ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Residual Variance ◽  
Normal Variation ◽  
Diffusing Capacity ◽  
Healthy Individuals ◽  
Lung Volumes ◽  
Mean Values

1. Equations describing the normal variation and changes with size of the diffusing capacity (rebreathing technique) for boys and girls have been obtained from 230 observations on 139 children. 2. The use of covariance analysis on the longitudinal data reduces the residual variance by about half, indicating that in children the diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide, Dco, grows along growth lines. This aids in finding significant deviations from the predicted in children who are followed with repeated examinations. 3. The Dco increases with growth in a manner very similar to that of the lung volumes, not only in respect to height, but also in respect to age, weight, and surface area. The ratio Dco/TLC expresses a relationship which does not vary with body size, age, or sex in these healthy individuals. Although boys and girls have the same mean values, the correlation between each individual's values from the two series is significant for boys but not for girls. 4. The constancy of the Dco/TLC during growth supports the hypothesis that the lung grows between the ages of 5 and 18 years by the addition of new air spaces rather than by enlarging the pre-existing ones.

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