Breathing-swallowing Interaction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients - Impact of Non Invasive Ventilation

"Evaluation of breathing - swallowing interaction without non invasive mechanical ventilation. Patient breath spontaneously.~Measurements of respiratory and swallowing parameters were monitored using respiratory inductive plethysmography. Swallowing was monitored noninvasively. Two bolus sizes were used, (5, 10 ml), in random order. Five sets of two boluses were studied, taking care not to use the same bolus size twice consecutively. The study participants were blinded to bolus size."

Evaluation of breathing - swallowing interaction with non invasive mechanical ventilation. Patient breath under non invasive mechanical ventilation. Measurements of respiratory and swallowing parameters were monitored using respiratory inductive plethysmography. Swallowing was monitored noninvasively. Two bolus sizes were used, (5, 10 ml), in random order. Five sets of two boluses were studied, taking care not to use the same bolus size twice consecutively. The study participants were blinded to bolus size.