Relationship Between Chest Wall Motion and Diaphragmatic Excursion in Healthy Adults in Supine Position

There has been a lack of studies that have used both three-dimensional analysis and imaging tools concurrently to describe lung volume changes and breathing pattern in subjects in the supine position. The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between volume changes estimated by op...

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Main Authors: Hsing-Kuo Wang, Tung-Wu Lu, Rong-Jiuan Liing, Tiffany Ting-Fang Shih, Sheng-Chang Chen, Kwan-Hwa Lin
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-07-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609603764
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author Hsing-Kuo Wang
Tung-Wu Lu
Rong-Jiuan Liing
Tiffany Ting-Fang Shih
Sheng-Chang Chen
Kwan-Hwa Lin
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Tung-Wu Lu
Rong-Jiuan Liing
Tiffany Ting-Fang Shih
Sheng-Chang Chen
Kwan-Hwa Lin
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description There has been a lack of studies that have used both three-dimensional analysis and imaging tools concurrently to describe lung volume changes and breathing pattern in subjects in the supine position. The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between volume changes estimated by optoelectronic plethysmography (OEP) and diaphragmatic excursion (DE) measured by ultrasonography of healthy adults in the supine position. Methods: Twelve healthy male subjects (age, 25.08 ± 6.35 years) were recruited and asked to perform tidal and deep breathing in the supine position. The volume changes during chest wall motion were quantified from OEP analysis—this was done for the upper thorax (UT), lower thorax (LT), and abdominal (AB) compartment. Lung volume was measured synchronously via the mouth piece of an electrospirometer. The right diaphragmatic movement was measured by ultrasonography. Results: Linear regression showed that all three compartments (VUT, VLT and VAB) in the inspiratory phase were correlated highly with DE during tidal and deep breathing. However, multiple linear regression analysis showed that the VAB contributed 94–95% of the variance when performing either tidal or deep breathing. A predicted equation for diaphragmatic movement during deep breathing was DE = 0.052 + 0.294VAB. Conclusion: The movement of VAB can be used as an index of DE among the normal population in the supine position. Its application in patients requires further study.
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spelling doaj.art-5a35cb75aa494c7d89c4d9a9146231ea2022-12-22T00:51:03ZengElsevierJournal of the Formosan Medical Association0929-66462009-07-01108757758610.1016/S0929-6646(09)60376-4Relationship Between Chest Wall Motion and Diaphragmatic Excursion in Healthy Adults in Supine PositionHsing-Kuo Wang0Tung-Wu Lu1Rong-Jiuan Liing2Tiffany Ting-Fang Shih3Sheng-Chang Chen4Kwan-Hwa Lin5School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei, TaiwanInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, TaiwanSchool and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, TaiwanSchool and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei, TaiwanThere has been a lack of studies that have used both three-dimensional analysis and imaging tools concurrently to describe lung volume changes and breathing pattern in subjects in the supine position. The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between volume changes estimated by optoelectronic plethysmography (OEP) and diaphragmatic excursion (DE) measured by ultrasonography of healthy adults in the supine position. Methods: Twelve healthy male subjects (age, 25.08 ± 6.35 years) were recruited and asked to perform tidal and deep breathing in the supine position. The volume changes during chest wall motion were quantified from OEP analysis—this was done for the upper thorax (UT), lower thorax (LT), and abdominal (AB) compartment. Lung volume was measured synchronously via the mouth piece of an electrospirometer. The right diaphragmatic movement was measured by ultrasonography. Results: Linear regression showed that all three compartments (VUT, VLT and VAB) in the inspiratory phase were correlated highly with DE during tidal and deep breathing. However, multiple linear regression analysis showed that the VAB contributed 94–95% of the variance when performing either tidal or deep breathing. A predicted equation for diaphragmatic movement during deep breathing was DE = 0.052 + 0.294VAB. Conclusion: The movement of VAB can be used as an index of DE among the normal population in the supine position. Its application in patients requires further study.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609603764diaphragmatic excursionoptoelectronic plethysmographythoracic wallultrasonography
spellingShingle Hsing-Kuo Wang
Tung-Wu Lu
Rong-Jiuan Liing
Tiffany Ting-Fang Shih
Sheng-Chang Chen
Kwan-Hwa Lin
Relationship Between Chest Wall Motion and Diaphragmatic Excursion in Healthy Adults in Supine Position
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
diaphragmatic excursion
optoelectronic plethysmography
thoracic wall
ultrasonography
title Relationship Between Chest Wall Motion and Diaphragmatic Excursion in Healthy Adults in Supine Position
title_full Relationship Between Chest Wall Motion and Diaphragmatic Excursion in Healthy Adults in Supine Position
title_fullStr Relationship Between Chest Wall Motion and Diaphragmatic Excursion in Healthy Adults in Supine Position
title_full_unstemmed Relationship Between Chest Wall Motion and Diaphragmatic Excursion in Healthy Adults in Supine Position
title_short Relationship Between Chest Wall Motion and Diaphragmatic Excursion in Healthy Adults in Supine Position
title_sort relationship between chest wall motion and diaphragmatic excursion in healthy adults in supine position
topic diaphragmatic excursion
optoelectronic plethysmography
thoracic wall
ultrasonography
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609603764
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