부산대학교 도서관

The airways smaller than 2 mm diameter are named small airways. They are essential for the transport and exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide and at the same time play a relevant role in pulmonary mechanics, contributing to the subdivision of lung volumes. Measurement of small airway function is, therefore, crucial in patients with respiratory disease. This overview focuses on the physiological aspects of the small airways, considered as air ducts as well as determinants of pulmonary mechanics, the most common tools for evaluating their function and treatment implications. Keywords: Small airways, Lung mechanics, Residual volume, Pulmonary hyperinflation
Author(s): Annalisa Frizzelli [a,b]; Gabriele Nicolini [c]; Alfredo Chetta [a,b] Introduction The tracheobronchial tree consists of a complex network of dichotomously branched airways which, starting from the trachea, culminate in [...]