A station for the respiratory mechanics measurement by the occlusion techniques

In the paper, the stage for the evaluation of the respiratory mechanics by occlusion techniques is described. It consists of the hardware-software module of post-interrupter data acquisition, numerical procedures of the collected signal analysis and computational models, enabling a quantitative/qualitative verification of the relations between the lung structure, pathology and measurement results. Flexibility of the designed set-up guarantees the possibility to test the classical versions of the interrupter technique, its modified author’s variant – enhanced interrupter technique and also the future developmental work in the appointed research area.

[1]  P. Jones,et al.  How should airways resistance be measured in young children: mask or mouthpiece? , 2001, The European respiratory journal.

[2]  R Kraemer,et al.  High-frequency respiratory input impedance measurements in infants assessed by the high speed interrupter technique. , 1998, The European respiratory journal.

[3]  D E Olson,et al.  Models of the human bronchial tree. , 1971, Journal of applied physiology.

[4]  R Kraemer,et al.  Pressure oscillations after flow interruption in relation to lung mechanics. , 1995, Respiration physiology.

[5]  Y. Ploysongsang,et al.  Flow limitation and dyspnoea in healthy supine subjects during methacholine challenge. , 1999, The European respiratory journal.

[6]  J. Bates,et al.  Measurement of alveolar pressure in closed-chest dogs during flow interruption. , 1989, Journal of applied physiology.

[7]  David W. Kaczka,et al.  Optimal ventilation waveforms for estimating low-frequency respiratory impedance. , 1993, Journal of applied physiology.

[8]  A. Jackson,et al.  A reevaluation of the interrupter technique for airway resistance measurement. , 1974, Journal of applied physiology.

[9]  J. Stocks,et al.  Assessment of passive respiratory mechanics in infants: double versus single occlusion? , 2001, The European respiratory journal.

[10]  K. Lutchen,et al.  Physiological interpretations based on lumped element models fit to respiratory impedance data: use of forward-inverse modeling , 1990, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.

[11]  J. Mead,et al.  Evaluation of airway interruption technique as a method for measuring pulmonary airflow resistance. , 1954, Journal of applied physiology.

[12]  P Baconnier,et al.  A theoretical analysis of interrupter technique for measuring respiratory mechanics. , 1988, Journal of applied physiology.

[13]  Pablo A. Parrilo,et al.  A parametric extension of mixed time/frequency robust identification , 1999, Proceedings of the 1997 American Control Conference (Cat. No.97CH36041).

[15]  J. Bates,et al.  High-frequency characteristics of respiratory mechanics determined by flow interruption. , 1990, Journal of applied physiology.

[16]  M. Silverman,et al.  Evaluation of a new interrupter device for measuring bronchial responsiveness and the response to bronchodilator in 3 year old children. , 1996, The European respiratory journal.

[17]  T. Similowski,et al.  Effect of negative expiratory pressure on respiratory system flow resistance in awake snorers and nonsnorers. , 1999, Journal of applied physiology.

[18]  B J Sobol.  A simple, rapid technique for assessing airway resistance during quiet breathing. , 1970, The American review of respiratory disease.

[19]  C. Carrington,et al.  Morphometry of the Human Lung , 1965, The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine.

[20]  D. Navajas,et al.  A portable forced oscillation device for respiratory home monitoring , 2002, European Respiratory Journal.

[21]  O Hochmuth,et al.  In vitro investigations of jet-pulses for the measurement of respiratory impedance in newborns. , 1999, The European respiratory journal.

[22]  S. Mckenzie,et al.  Airway resistance measured by the interrupter technique: expiration or inspiration, mean or median? , 2001, The European respiratory journal.

[23]  J Stocks,et al.  Passive respiratory mechanics: the occlusion techniques. , 2001, The European respiratory journal.

[24]  R Kraemer,et al.  Oscillatory pressure transients after flow interruption during bronchial challenge test in children. , 1997, The European respiratory journal.

[25]  E. Oostveen,et al.  The forced oscillation technique in clinical practice: methodology, recommendations and future developments , 2003, European Respiratory Journal.

[26]  Pablo A. Parrilo,et al.  Robust identification with mixed parametric/nonparametric models and time/frequency-domain experiments: theory and an application , 2001, IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol..

[27]  Giuseppe Liistro,et al.  Reassessment of the interruption technique for measuring flow resistance in humans. , 1989, Journal of applied physiology.

[28]  A. W. Brody,et al.  Oscillation mechanics of lungs and chest in man. , 1956, Journal of applied physiology.

[29]  A T Johnson,et al.  Respiratory resistance measured by an airflow perturbation device. , 1999, Physiological measurement.

[30]  E. Weibel.  Morphometry of the Human Lung , 1965, Springer Berlin Heidelberg.

[31]  J. Mroczka,et al.  INTRODUCTION TO RESPIRATORY MECHANICS MEASUREMENT BY ENHANCED INTERRUPTER METHOD , 2006 .

[32]  H. Ghezzo,et al.  Role of inspiratory capacity on exercise tolerance in COPD patients with and without tidal expiratory flow limitation at rest. , 2000, The European respiratory journal.

[33]  J. Green,et al.  Improved computation of respiratory resistance as measured by transiently increased resistance , 2006, Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing.

[34]  A C Jackson,et al.  Physiological basis for resonant frequencies in respiratory system impedances in dogs. , 1991, Journal of applied physiology.