Sensitivity of a simplified forced oscillation technique for detection of upper airway obstruction

Respiration Physiology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 243-249

  Ficker, Joachim H ^a   Wiest, Gunther H ^a   Asshoff, Gerald ^a   Fuchs, Florian S ^a   Schmelzer, Alexander H ^a   Harsch, Igor A ^a   Hahn, Eckhart G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Disease, obstructive sleep apnea; Impedance, airways; Mammals, humans; Methods, forced oscillation technique; Pressure, esophageal; Sleep, obstructive apnea; Ventilation, nCPAP

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MASK; OSCILLATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; TECHNIQUE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; OSCILLOMETRY; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PRESSURE; REACTION TIME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 0035154101     PISSN: 00345687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5687(00)00199-7     Document Type: Article

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