C-Flex® technology: Effects on breathing parameters and inspiratory flow limitation

Respiration

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 168-176

  Canisius, Sebastian ^a   Kesper, Karl ^a   Jerrentrup, Lukas ^a   Ploch, Thomas ^a   Vogelmeier, Claus ^a   Penzel, Thomas ^b   Jerrentrup, Andreas ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

C Flex ; Flow limitation; Inspiratory duty cycle; Obstructive sleep apnea; Work of breathing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VENTILATION DISTRIBUTION; MALE; NONREM SLEEP; PEAK INSPIRATORY FLOW; PNEUMOTACHYGRAPHY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; THERAPY EFFECT; TIDAL VOLUME; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INHALATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP;

ADULT; AGED; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 68549133584     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000189210     Document Type: Article

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