Lower pulmonary diffusing capacity in the prone vs. supine posture

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1937-1942

  Peces Barba, G ^a   Rodriguez Nieto M J ^a   Verbanck, S ^b   Paiva, M ^c   Gonzalez Mangado N ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^d Hospital UniversitarioFundación Jiménez Díaz   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body posture; Heart position; Membrane diffusing capacity; Pulmonary capillary volume

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; BODY POSTURE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CAPILLARY BLOOD; DIFFUSION; FEMALE; GAS DIFFUSION; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REBREATHING; SUPINE POSITION;

ADULT; BLOOD VOLUME; CAPILLARIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRONE POSITION; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; PULMONARY DIFFUSING CAPACITY; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 2342544153     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00255.2003     Document Type: Article

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