Upper airway collapsibility and patterns of flow limitation at constant end-expiratory lung volume

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 691-699

  Owens, Robert L ^a   Edwards, Bradley A ^a   Sands, Scott A ^a   Butler, James P ^a   Eckert, Danny J ^a   White, David P ^a   Malhotra, Atul ^a   Wellman, Andrew ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Obstructive sleep apnea; Pharyngeal critical closing pressure; Starling resistor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BREATHING MECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; TIDAL VOLUME;

ADULT; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ATELECTASIS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 84865796510     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00091.2012     Document Type: Article

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