Tube Law of the Pharyngeal Airway in Sleeping Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Conclusions: The pharyngeal tube law is concave (airway gets stiffer as luminal pressure decreases) during respiratory cycles under inspiratory flow limitation. Citation: Genta PR, Edwards BA, Sands SA, Owens RL, Butler JP, Loring SH, White DP, Wellman A. Tube law of the pharyngeal airway in sleeping patients with obstructive sleep apnea. SLEEP 2016;39(2):337–343.
Source: Sleep - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research