Abstract
The specific airways conductance (SGAW) of 23 patients with copious sputum production and airflow obstruction was measured before and after physiotherapy to determine the effect of bronchial secretions on pulmonary function. Chest physiotherapy to remove these secretions had the effect of reducing airflow obstruction, as measured by SGAW. These findings suggest that sputum has a detrimental effect on pulmonary function and that physiotherapy can reduce airways obstruction.
Full text
PDF
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- Clarke S. W., Jones J. G., Oliver D. R. Resistance to two-phase gas-liquid flow in airways. J Appl Physiol. 1970 Oct;29(4):464–471. doi: 10.1152/jappl.1970.29.4.464. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Cotes J. E., Rossiter C. E., Higgins I. T., Gilson J. C. Average normal values for the forced expiratory volume in white Caucasian males. Br Med J. 1966 Apr 23;1(5494):1016–1019. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5494.1016. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- DUBOIS A. B., BOTELHO S. Y., COMROE J. H., Jr A new method for measuring airway resistance in man using a body plethysmograph: values in normal subjects and in patients with respiratory disease. J Clin Invest. 1956 Mar;35(3):327–335. doi: 10.1172/JCI103282. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- March H. Appraisal of postural drainage for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1971 Nov;52(11):528–530. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Pham Q. T., Peslin R., Puchelle E., Salmon D., Caraux G., Benis A. M. Fonction respiratoire et état rhéologique des sécrétions recueillies pendant l'expectoration spontanée et dirigée. Bull Physiopathol Respir (Nancy) 1973 Mar-Apr;9(2):293–314. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]