Journal article
The Dependence of Maximal Flow in Man on the Airway Gas Physical Properties
Abstract
The changes in maximum expiratory flow rates after washing out lung air with a helium/oxygen mixture (He/O2, 80 : 20) were measured in 24 patients with chronic irreversible airflow obstruction (FEV1 1.77 +/- SD 0.39 litres; FVC 3.62 +/- 0.59 litres), and in six normal subjects. The percentage increase in flow breathing He/O2 was variable; however, it was similar in normal subjects and in patients with airflow obstruction, and in both groups …
Authors
MacNee W; Power J; Innes A; Douglas NJ; Sudlow MF
Journal
Clinical Science, Vol. 65, No. 3, pp. 273–279
Publisher
Portland Press
Publication Date
September 1, 1983
DOI
10.1042/cs0650273
ISSN
0143-5221