Effects of changing small airway mechanics and inspiratory flow waveforms on pulmonary ventilation: A modeling study

  • Tianya Liu
  • , Yuxing Wang
  • , Jian Ma
  • , Deyu Li
  • , Yubo Fan*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pathological changes of small airways can cause air trapping and lung overinflation, which can easily be aggravated during mechanical ventilation. To evaluate how properties of small airways influence pulmonary ventilation during mechanical ventilation, a nonlinear model of breathing mechanics with two parallel alveolar compartments was developed. Each of the alveolar compartments was in series with a collapsible airway segment and a lower airway segment, whose parameters represented different pathological changes in the small airways of COPD patients. Four inspiratory flow waveforms were studied. We found that the collapsible airways played an important role in air trapping and the lower airways had a large effect on ventilation distribution. In addition, the decelerating flow resulted in the most even distribution, but the flow patterns had little influence on air trapping.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWorld Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, 2015
EditorsDavid A. Jaffray
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages350-354
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9783319193878
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
EventWorld Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, 2015 - Toronto, Canada
Duration: 7 Jun 201512 Jun 2015

Publication series

NameIFMBE Proceedings
Volume51
ISSN (Print)1680-0737

Conference

ConferenceWorld Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, 2015
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityToronto
Period7/06/1512/06/15

Keywords

  • Air trapping
  • Inspiratory flow waveform
  • Modeling
  • Pulmonary ventilation

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