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June 3, 2020 / in Scientific Article

Abstract

Oscillometry (OS) is typically measured seated. Body position (BoP) influence on PFTs is well known but not on OS. We wished to determine BoP effect on OS and if PFTs or lung density (LD) would predict any changes. COPD and heathy subjects (HS) performed OS (tremoFlo C-100, 5-37Hz, Thorasys) sitting, supine and sitting again, and OS was determined; resistance at 5 Hz (R5), frequency dependence of resistance (R5-19), reactance at 5 Hz (X5), resonance frequency (Fres) and reactance area (AX). Absolute change (Δ) and %change (Δ%) sitting to supine OS was calculated. PFTs and CT scan LD (15th percentile density+1000HU, AirwayInspector.acil-bwh.org) were measured. Sitting vs. supine OS was compared with Holm's corrected Student's t-tests. Δ and Δ% were correlated with PFTs and LD by linear regression. R5Δ correlated with TLC (r=0.55, p=0.03, n=15), R5-19Δ with TLC (r=0.85, p<0.001, n=15) and LD (r=0.67, p=0.03, n=10), R5-19Δ% with RV/TLC (r=0.64, p=0.01, n=15) and AXΔ% with LD (r=0.62, p=0.05, n=10). OS changes with BoP in both COPD and HS. BoP changes in R5, R5-19, and AX correlate moderately to very strongly with TLC, RV/TLC or LD. These findings impact on the use of OS in supine patients and supine CT data to model airways for comparison with sitting OS, and suggest airway-parenchymal interdependence influences airway caliber. Independent confirmation is necessary before using R5-19Δ as a predictor of TLC or LD.

The articles include uses of tremoflo products or describes research devices that may not have been cleared by FDA
Keywords
Lung function testing, Physiology, imaging
Source

Dandurand RJ, Dandurand M, Bordas R, Estépar RSJ, Bourbeau J, Eidelman DH. Oscillometry changes with body position and correlates with TLC and lung density. Eur Respir J [Internet]. 2015 Sep 30 [cited 2018 Jun 28];46(suppl 59):PA2277

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