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Particle content in exhaled air depending on breathing maneuver

Per Larsson, Björn Bake, Ekaterina Mirgorodskaya, Ann-Charlotte Almstrand, Anna Bredberg, Anna-Carin Olin
European Respiratory Journal 2012 40: P2204; DOI:
Per Larsson
1Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Björn Bake
2Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Ekaterina Mirgorodskaya
1Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Ann-Charlotte Almstrand
1Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Anna Bredberg
1Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Anna-Carin Olin
1Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Abstract

The airway opening generates particles in the distal airways. At high exhalation flows, particles can be formed due to dynamic compression in more central airways.

The aim with the present study was to compare particle number and size distributions as well as concentrations of SpA in PEx formed during tidal breathing, airway opening and dynamic compression using forced exhalations.

Ten healthy volunteers performed three different types of breathing maneuvers in randomized order; Reference maneuver (R): no airway closure and no dynamic compression (slow expiration), Dynamic compression (DC): maximal exhalation and no preceding airway closure, Airway opening (AO): slow expiration preceded by an inspiration from tidal lung volume. PEx were counted, sampled and analyzed for surfactant protein A (SpA) content using ELISA.

Compared to the R maneuver; the DC maneuver doubled the particle concentration and the AO maneuver gave a ten times increase in the amount of particles per liter exhaled. Flow volume curves indicated that dynamic compression was limited by the back pressure in the instrumentation.

The mass ratio of Sp-A in the PEx were highest in PEx using the R maneuvre; 13% v.s 5%DC (p<0.001) and 3%AC (p<0.001), DC to AC difference was not significant (p=0.1). The size distributions were similar in all maneuvers.

Conclusion

In conclusion, fast exhalation flows generates more particles than slow exhalation flows, but probably not by the dynamic compression mechanism.

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Per Larsson, Björn Bake, Ekaterina Mirgorodskaya, Ann-Charlotte Almstrand, Anna Bredberg, Anna-Carin Olin
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Per Larsson, Björn Bake, Ekaterina Mirgorodskaya, Ann-Charlotte Almstrand, Anna Bredberg, Anna-Carin Olin
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