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Assessing thoracoabdominal asynchrony.

A M Black·R K Millard
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The traditional method of derivation of phase difference between ribcage and abdomen breathing movements from a Lissajous plot is shown to be unsatisfactory for assessing the degree of asynchrony. The signal processing technique of cross-correlation is introduced as a better, statistically based approach. Even so, examination of the latent structure of a Lissajous figure leads to the concept of movement sum and difference components along its principal axes. This more general form of analysis is used for indicating relative changes in tidal volume during postoperative monitoring of Cheyne-Stokes breathing with obstructive apnoea, as well as tracking the degree of asynchrony. The theoretical and practical limitations of inductive plethysmography calibrations are such that the proposed methods of uncalibrated non-invasive respiratory monitoring are also preferable as research tools.

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A M Black, R K Millard. 2001. Assessing thoracoabdominal asynchrony.. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2281.2001.00325.x

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