Work of Breathing

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RESPIRATORY MUSCLE contraction during INHALATION. The work is accomplished in three phases: LUNG COMPLIANCE work, that required to expand the LUNGS against its elastic forces; tissue resistance work, that required to overcome the viscosity of the lung and chest wall structures; and AIRWAY RESISTANCE work, that required to overcome airway resistance during the movement of air into the lungs. Work of breathing does not refer to expiration, which is entirely a passive process caused by elastic recoil of the lung and chest cage. (Guyton, Textbook of Medical Physiology, 8th ed, p406)

Descriptor ID	D014939
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.386.700.975 G09.772.965
Concept/Terms	Work of Breathing Work of Breathing Breathing Work Breathing Works

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System [E01.370.386]
Respiratory Function Tests [E01.370.386.700]
Work of Breathing [E01.370.386.700.975]
Biological Sciences [G]
Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena [G09]
Respiratory Physiological Phenomena [G09.772]
Work of Breathing [G09.772.965]

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Bar chart showing 18 publications over 14 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 1996 and 2006 and 2009 and 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	0	2
2003	1	0	1
2004	0	1	1
2005	1	0	1
2006	2	0	2
2009	1	1	2
2013	1	0	1
2014	1	0	1
2015	1	0	1
2018	0	1	1
2020	2	0	2
2021	1	0	1
2023	0	1	1
2024	1	0	1

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Kovatis K, Mackley A, Traczykiewicz S, Subedi K, Rahman T, Shaffer TH. Oxygen saturation and work of breathing indices in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia compared to healthy preterm infants at discharge. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2024; 17(4):589-595.

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Gable M, Shaffer TH, Locke R, Mackley A, Kovatis KZ. The impact of kangaroo mother care on work of breathing and oxygen saturation in very low birth weight infants with respiratory insufficiency. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2023; 16(1):141-150.

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Kovatis KZ, Locke RG, Mackley AB, Subedi K, Shaffer TH. Adjustment of high flow nasal cannula rates using real-time work of breathing indices in premature infants with respiratory insufficiency. J Perinatol. 2021 07; 41(7):1711-1717.

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Zhu Y, Aghai ZH, Betal SGN, Favara M, Fong G, Rahman T, Shaffer TH. A novel noninvasive approach for evaluating work of breathing indices in a developmental rat model using respiratory inductance plethysmography. Sci Rep. 2020 11 26; 10(1):20730.

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Ryan L, Rahman T, Strang A, Heinle R, Shaffer TH. Diagnostic differences in respiratory breathing patterns and work of breathing indices in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. PLoS One. 2020; 15(1):e0226980.

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Strang A, Ryan L, Rahman T, Balasubramanian S, Hossain J, Heinle R, Shaffer TH. Measures of respiratory inductance plethysmography (RIP) in children with neuromuscular disease. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2018 09; 53(9):1260-1268.

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Jassar RK, Vellanki H, Zhu Y, Hesek AM, Wang J, Rodriguez E, Wolfson MR, Shaffer TH. High flow nasal heliox improves work of breathing and attenuates lung injury in a newborn porcine lung injury model. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2015; 8(4):323-31.

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Jassar RK, Vellanki H, Zhu Y, Hesek A, Wang J, Rodriguez E, Wu J, Shaffer TH, Wolfson MR. High flow nasal cannula (HFNC) with Heliox decreases diaphragmatic injury in a newborn porcine lung injury model. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2014 Dec; 49(12):1214-22.

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de Jongh BE, Locke R, Mackley A, Emberger J, Bostick D, Stefano J, Rodriguez E, Shaffer TH. Work of breathing indices in infants with respiratory insufficiency receiving high-flow nasal cannula and nasal continuous positive airway pressure. J Perinatol. 2014 Jan; 34(1):27-32.

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Segal LN, Oei E, Oppenheimer BW, Goldring RM, Bustami RT, Ruggiero S, Berger KI, Fiel SB. Evolution of pattern of breathing during a spontaneous breathing trial predicts successful extubation. Intensive Care Med. 2010 Mar; 36(3):487-95.

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