Dynamic lung compliance was measured in healthy ten young (mean age, 26 years) male and five young(mean age, 25 years) female. Lung volume was integrated of the rate of flow signal which was obtained by using pneumotachograph and differential pressure transducer(PM 5, Statham). Intra-pleural pressure was measured as that of intraesophagel pressure. Esophageal ballon, 5.5cm in length, 4ml of luminal capacity and made of thin latex, was connected to the polyethylene tube that had 12-14 side holes and was of 1.5mm of ID.
Transpulmonary pressure was traced by means of differential pressure transducer(PM 131, Statham) to which connected the esophageal balloon catheter and connection tube from mouth piece. Lung volume and transpulmonary pressure were photographed by cathode ray oscilloscope camera while the subjects were breathing spontaneously. Dyanamic lung compliance loop was displayed on single trace monitor and subtraction was performed for the quasi-static hysteresis.
Dynamic lung compliance was measured,
1. by plotting the pressure-volume relationship
2. from the subtracted pressure-volume loop.
Results were as follows.
1. Dynamic lung compliances measured by plotting of healthy young male and female were 0.202±0.06 and 0. 190±0.023L/cm H_(2)O respectively.
2. When measured from subtraction loop, dynamic lung compliance for male and female were 0.327±0.107, and 0.27±0.06L/cm H_(2)O respectively.
3. Dyanamic chest wall and total respiratory system compliance were also measured.
4. Dyanamic lung compliance by plotting appeared to be essentially same when compared to that of static compliance reported previously from our laboratory, however, that obtained from subtraction loop revealed higher values than the compliances obtained by plotting and that of static compliance.
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