Respiratory restriction and elevated pleural and esophageal pressures in morbid obesity

• Published in: Journal of applied physiology (1985) Vol. 108; no. 1; pp. 212 - 218
• Main Authors: Behazin, Negin, Jones, Stephanie B, Cohen, Robert I, Loring, Stephen H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Am Physiological Soc 01.01.2010; American Physiological Society
• Series: Pulmonary Physiology and Pathophysiology in Obesity
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Comparative analysis; Esophagus - physiopathology; Female; Highlighted Topic; Humans; Lung - physiopathology; Lung Compliance; Lung diseases; Male; Medical instruments; Middle Aged; Obesity; Obesity, Morbid - physiopathology; Pleural Cavity - physiopathology; Pressure; Pulmonary Gas Exchange; Respiration; Respiratory Mechanics; Respiratory system; Young Adult

Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts Submitted 10 October 2008 ; accepted in final form 11 November 2009 To explore mechanisms of restrictive respiratory physiology and high pleural pressure (P Pl ) in severe obesity,...