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Breathing 100% oxygen during water immersion improves postimmersion cardiovascular responses to orthostatic stress
2016
Abstract Physiological compensation to postural stress is weakened after long‐duration water immersion (WI), thus predisposing individuals to orthostatic intolerance. This study was conducted to compare hemodynamic responses to postural stress following exposure to WI alone (Air WI), hyperbaric oxygen alone in a hyperbaric chamber (O 2 HC), and WI combined with hyperbaric oxygen (O 2 WI), all at a depth of 1.35 ATA, and to determine whether hyperbaric oxygen is protective of orthostatic tolerance. Thirty‐two healthy men underwent up to 15 min of 70° head‐up tilt (HUT) testing before and after a single 6‐h resting exposure to Air WI ( N = 10), O 2 HC ( N = 12), or O 2 WI ( N = 10). Heart …
Pressure-decay testing of pleural air leaks in intact murine lungs: evidence for peripheral airway regulation.
2018
Abstract The critical care management of pleural air leaks can be challenging in all patients, but particularly in patients on mechanical ventilation. To investigate the effect of central airway pressure and pleural pressure on pulmonary air leaks, we studied orotracheally intubated mice with pleural injuries. We used clinically relevant variables – namely, airway pressure and pleural pressure – to investigate flow through peripheral air leaks. The model studied the pleural injuries using a pressure‐decay maneuver. The pressure‐decay maneuver involved a 3 sec ramp to 30 cmH20 followed by a 3 sec breath hold. After pleural injury, the pressure‐decay maneuver demonstrated a distinctive airway…