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The effect of posture on airflow distribution, airway geometry and air velocity in healthy subjects

BACKGROUND: Gravity, and thus body position, can affect the regional distribution of lung ventilation and blood flow. Therefore, body positioning is a potential tool to improve regional ventilation, thereby possibly enhancing the effect of respiratory physiotherapy interventions. In this proof-of-co...

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Autores principales: Ides, Kris M., De Backer, Wilfried A., Lanclus, Maarten, Leemans, Glenn, Dierckx, Wendel, Lauwers, Eline, Vissers, Dirk, Steckel, Jan, De Backer, Jan W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9753395/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36522658
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-022-02276-5