Key result
Manual compression of the abdomen successfully detected expiratory flow limitation during exercise, identifying it in 0 of 6 normal subjects and up to 9 of 12 COPD patients at two-thirds maximal power.
Why the study?
Does manual compression of the abdomen reliably detect expiratory flow limitation during exercise in COPD patients?
Cross-Sectional (n=18)
Does manual compression of the abdomen reliably detect expiratory flow limitation during exercise in COPD patients?
Manual compression of the abdomen is a simple and reliable method for detecting expiratory flow limitation and associated dynamic hyperinflation during exercise in COPD patients.
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May support manual abdominal compression to detect EFL in exercising COPD patients; cross-sectional data leave reliability and adoption open.
Kafi et al. (2002) conducted a cross-sectional in Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (n=18). Manual compression of the abdomen (MCA) vs. Control breath was evaluated on Detection of expiratory flow limitation. Manual compression of the abdomen successfully detected expiratory flow limitation during exercise, identifying it in 0 of 6 normal subjects and up to 9 of 12 COPD patients at two-thirds maximal power.
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