Measurement of total respiratory impedance in dogs by the forced oscillation technique |
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Authors: | C Clercx P Gustin F J Landser K P van de Woestijne |
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Institution: | (1) Clinique Médicale des Petits Animaux, Université de Liège, Sart Tilman, 4000 Liège, Belgium;(2) Chaire de Pharmacologie-Pharmacothérapie-Toxicologie, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Liège, Sart Tilman, 4000 Liège, Belgium;(3) Laboratorium voor Pneumologie, U.Z. Gasthuisberg, 3000 Leuven, Belgium |
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Abstract: | The resistance (R
rs) and reactance (X
rs) of the total respiratory system were determined at various frequencies in 14 healthy conscious beagle dogs. A pseudorandom noise pressure wave was produced at the nostrils of the animals by means of a loudspeaker adapted to the nose by a tightly fitting mask. A Fourier analysis of the pressure and flow signals yielded meanR
rs andX
rs, over 16 s, at frequencies from 2 to 26 Hz. The influence of the posture of the dog, the position of its head, the linearity of the respiratory system, the reproducibility of the method and the effects of upper and lower airway obstructions were studied. In sitting and standing healthy dogs with the head in the extended position,R
rs values increased progressively with frequency from 5.4±0.4 (SEM) cmH2O L–1 s at 6 Hz up to 8.8±0.7 cmH2O L–1 s at 26 Hz, the mean resonant frequency being 6.1±0.5 Hz. No significant differences were observed between measurements performed with the head in the normal or the extended position. In a recumbent posture, allR
rs values were increased butR
rs was still dependent on the frequency in the same way (7.1±0.7 cmH2O L–1 s at 6Hz up to 10.0±0.5 cmH2O L–1 s at 26 Hz). Tracheal compression also induced higherR
rs values without changes in the frequency dependence or in the resonant frequency.In anaesthetized dogs, airway obstruction was induced by inhalation of histamine (4 mg/ml for 5 min; theR
rs values tended to decrease with increasing frequency, and the resonant frequency was markedly increased.Abbreviations FOT
forced oscillation technique
- IV
intravenous(ly) |
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Keywords: | airways dog forced oscillation respiratory impedance obstruction to airways |
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