Lower body positive pressure increases upper airway collapsibility in healthy subjects

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 306-312

  Su, Mao Chang ^a   Chiu, Kuo Liang ^a   Ruttanaumpawan, Pimon ^a   Shiota, Satomi ^a   Yumino, Dai ^a   Redolfi, Stefania ^a   Haight, James S ^b   Bradley, T Douglas ^a,c  

^a TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical closing pressure; Fluid displacement; Lower body positive pressure; Obstructive sleep apnea; Upper airway collapsibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; FLUID SHIFT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; NECK; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; POSTURE; PRESSURE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RESPIRATION; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 43149113017     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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