• J Clin Monit Comput · Jan 2000

    Influence of tidal volume and thoraco-abdominal separation on the respiratory induced variation of the photoplethysmogram.

    • A Johansson and T Strömberg.
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Linköping University, Sweden. andjo@imt.liu.se
    • J Clin Monit Comput. 2000 Jan 1; 16 (8): 575-81.

    ObjectiveThe present study was aimed at determining the relative influences of tidal volume and thoraco-abdominal separation (relative thoracic and abdominal contribution to the tidal volume) on the respiratory induced intensity variation (RIIV) of the photoplethysmographic signal. The effects were studied in two body positions.MethodsRespiratory inductive plethysmography was used for quantifying thoraco-abdominal separation and for assessing tidal volumes. 10 subjects were trained to perform widely varying degrees of thoraco-abdominal separation at different tidal volumes. The relationship between the RIIV signal peak-to-peak value (measured at the forearm), and the tidal volume and thoraco-abdominal separation was investigated in two body positions with the use of multiple linear regression.ResultsLarger tidal volume and more thoracic contribution to respiration were found to increase the RIIV peak-to-peak value (p < 0.0005). In the supine position, the tidal volume influence was stronger than that of thoraco-abdominal separation, and in the sitting position, the opposite was seen.ConclusionsThe effects on the RIIV signal following changes in thoraco-abdominal separation and tidal volume are of the same order of magnitude. In the supine position, the influence of thoracic versus abdominal contribution to the tidal volume is not as significant as in the sitting position. Photoplethysmography is a promising technique for combined monitoring of several respiratory parameters, including tidal volume. In situations where the relative thoracic and abdominal contributions are likely to vary, the tidal volume information becomes less reliable.

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